[gentoo-project] Gentoo@FOSDEM dinner

[gentoo-project] Gentoo@FOSDEM dinner

[Sven Vermeulen]

Hi all,

Still somewhat on short notice, but not undoable, I am planning a
Gentoo@FOSDEM dinner for saturday 4th of februari. The location will be in
the centre of Brussels, not far from the "Grand Place" ("Grote Markt" in
dutch) so very easily reachable with (public) transportation.

I set my eye on a restaurant called "Vert de Gris" which can serve a group
of tired but hungry people. Although I have no experience with the
restaurant myself, I did get positive feedback from some people and since
the restaurant is available, I am hoping this will give us all a good
accomodation - and food ;-)

To allow proper service for a group of people, the restaurant does ask for a
selection of one of their group menu's (not some people the first menu and
some the second) but the menu's themselves offer the necessary choice to
support the stomachs of most of us.

Below you can find the two menu's offered (freely translated) and their
price. I would appreciate it if you could tell me (if you participate) which
menu you would like and if the other menu is doable for you as well (that
way I can select the most popular menu and still know if people that
selected the other are still interested in participating). 

If you also already know the more detailed selected (within the menu) that
would be appreciated as well, but there is still time left for that later (I
do need to confirm the number of participants soon though). The restaurant
sais they have sufficient room for larger groups (I originally thought about 20
people but they can host much more) so I don't think a "seat limit" is
needed (unless I now get thousands of positive replies ;)

Also, this is open for both developers and contributors/users.

Menu 1 (€ 49,50 per person)

- Apéritif
- Entree
     * Vegetables flan with pepper coulis
  or * Grilled shrimp with garlic and tomatoes
  or * Salmon tartare with leman and honey
- Main course
     * Fried sole, wild rice and green curry
  or * Picatta of chicken, tomatoes, parmesan cheese, herb oil
  or * Papardelle del bosco (pasta with mushrooms, olives, bacon)
- Dessert
     * Warm apple pie with ice cream

Water & wine is included as well (I'll ask to put sufficient focus on
non-alcoholic support as many people suggested that this is preferred).

Menu 2 (€ 60,00 per person)

- Apéritif
- Entree
     * Ravioli with scampi, wasabi cream
  or * Home shrimp croquettes
  or * Roasted red mullet fillets deposited on an eggplant caviar flavored
       with fresh basil
- Main course
     * Leg of lamb roasted with garlic and plain potato
  or * Roast beef with shallots, potato gratin
  or * Grilled salmon and shrimp in a butter sauce, with leeks
- Dessert
     * Fine apple tart 
  or * Chocolate cake

Again, water & wine is included.


I hope this is something most people can choose from and is in their
allocated budget. If that isn't the case, please tell me (first time I
organise something like this for people I have hardly met in person - some
exceptions notwithstanding ;-)

Wkr,
	Sven Vermeulen

Re: [gentoo-project] Gentoo@FOSDEM dinner

[Fabian Groffen]

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Hi Sven,

On 24-01-2012 19:33:30 +0000, Sven Vermeulen wrote:
> Below you can find the two menu's offered (freely translated) and their
> price. I would appreciate it if you could tell me (if you participate) which
> menu you would like and if the other menu is doable for you as well (that
> way I can select the most popular menu and still know if people that
> selected the other are still interested in participating). 

Both menus are fine for me as well as for my friend.  Thanks!


-- 
Fabian Groffen
Gentoo on a different level

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Re: [gentoo-project] Gentoo@FOSDEM dinner

[Markus Duft]

On 01/24/2012 08:33 PM, Sven Vermeulen wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
[snip]

I'd take Menu 1 if i'm forced to (and of course i want to be there ;)), although both of them don't sound overwhelming (well ok, i can see one "path" through Menu 1 that sounds ok). Also price-wise it's rather expensive compared to the 13EUR pizza last year . but i know that prices in the inner city are high, so there is probably nothing we can do about that.

Haubi is happy with both, but favors the cheaper one :D

Cheers,
Markus

> 

Re: [gentoo-project] Gentoo@FOSDEM dinner

[Francisco Blas Izquierdo Riera (klondike)]

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El 24/01/12 20:33, Sven Vermeulen escribió:
> Hi all,
etc.

To me menu 1 is the best option, mainly for being an student and all
that comes with that. But if impossible I can give the 2nd menu a chance
too.

I'm also wondering, weren't those pizzas tasty? :P


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Re: [gentoo-project] Gentoo@FOSDEM dinner

[Sven Vermeulen]

On Tue, Jan 24, 2012 at 07:33:30PM +0000, Sven Vermeulen wrote:
> Still somewhat on short notice, but not undoable, I am planning a
> Gentoo@FOSDEM dinner for saturday 4th of februari. The location will be in
> the centre of Brussels, not far from the "Grand Place" ("Grote Markt" in
> dutch) so very easily reachable with (public) transportation.
[...]

Crap, forgot to send it to -project as well.

The dinner plans are still on, but not at the location as described earlier.
We will gather saturday and then do a quick search for a proper location.
The suggestion I made was somewhat on the higher price-range, my apoligies
for that.

Keep the list in your eye-sight (or attach yourself to some Gentoo devs in
FOSDEM saturday late afternoon) for final details.

Wkr,
	Sven Vermeulen

Re: Re: [gentoo-project] Gentoo@FOSDEM dinner

[Andreas K. Huettel]

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> On Tue, Jan 24, 2012 at 07:33:30PM +0000, Sven Vermeulen wrote:
> [...]
> The dinner plans are still on, but not at the location as described earlier.
> We will gather saturday and then do a quick search for a proper location.
> The suggestion I made was somewhat on the higher price-range, my apoligies
> for that.

Awesome and thanks a lot for organizing!
Andreas

-- 
Andreas K. Huettel
Gentoo Linux developer
kde, sci, arm, tex, printing

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Re: [gentoo-project] Gentoo@FOSDEM dinner

[Petteri Räty]

On 2.2.2012 20.40, Sven Vermeulen wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 24, 2012 at 07:33:30PM +0000, Sven Vermeulen wrote:
>> Still somewhat on short notice, but not undoable, I am planning a
>> Gentoo@FOSDEM dinner for saturday 4th of februari. The location will be in
>> the centre of Brussels, not far from the "Grand Place" ("Grote Markt" in
>> dutch) so very easily reachable with (public) transportation.
> [...]
> 
> Crap, forgot to send it to -project as well.
> 
> The dinner plans are still on, but not at the location as described earlier.
> We will gather saturday and then do a quick search for a proper location.
> The suggestion I made was somewhat on the higher price-range, my apoligies
> for that.
> 
> Keep the list in your eye-sight (or attach yourself to some Gentoo devs in
> FOSDEM saturday late afternoon) for final details.
> 

I will have the last talk on Saturday in the cross distro devroom. Show
up there and let's finalize the plans at the end of the session.

Regards,
Petteri

Re: [gentoo-project] Gentoo@FOSDEM dinner

[Camille Huot]

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On Sat, Feb 4, 2012 at 12:46 PM, Petteri Räty <betelgeuse@gentoo.org> wrote:
> I will have the last talk on Saturday in the cross distro devroom. Show
> up there and let's finalize the plans at the end of the session.

Thanks Sven for "organizing" this dinner, it was a great moment with
smart people :)

Toutou liked it also (see attached picture), BTW if any of you took
some picture of him, he'd greatly appreciate if you could send them to
me :)

Best regards,
-- 
Camille Huot

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