Monday Gourmet Vegetarian Dinners in Palo Alto - 21st Anniversary on May 5

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Join us for our special 21st Anniversary Celebration on Monday, May 5!

See details below.

 

The Peninsula Macrobiotic Community serves a Gourmet Vegetarian Dinner

every Monday (except major holidays) in Palo Alto. This is a full

vegan dinner which includes soup, grain, beans or bean products,

vegetables, dessert, and beverage, prepared by expert natural foods

Chef Gary Alinder, our Chef since our inception in 1987.

 

WEBSITE: http://peninsulamacro.org - featuring newsletter, dinner

menus, and related information.

 

DINNER RESERVATIONS: please try to make your Dinner reservations by

Monday morning, 9:30 AM; call 650 599-3320. If it's after 9:30 and

you're still interested in coming, call and leave a number for the

manager to call you back if there is space. It is not necessary to

reserve for the After-Dinner presentation.

 

TIME: dinner is served at 6:30 PM every Monday except major holidays;

the after-dinner presentation (once per month) starts at 8 pm.

 

PRICE: $15 for Dinner ($18 for special 21st Anniversary Dinner on May

5), $5-10 donation suggested for after-dinner presentation

 

LOCATION: The First Baptist Church, 305 North California Avenue at

Bryant, Palo Alto, 1/4 mile East of Alma and the California Avenue

Caltrain Station.

 

AFTER-DINNER PRESENTATION: each month we feature an After-Dinner

Lecture or Event, described in the newsletter and website. Lectures

are usually on macrobiotic or other health related topics, by a

variety of speakers including macrobiotic counselors, medical doctors,

cooking teachers, and people who have dealt successfully with serious

diseases using macrobiotic or similar approaches. Other events have

included performances by folk singers and vegetarian Chinese acrobats.

We have a pass-the-hat policy for our events; we suggest a donation of

$5-10.

 

WHO SHOULD ATTEND: all are welcome at our Dinners, vegetarian or not.

The Dinners are particularly helpful for those who want to eat in

healthy ways, but may not know how to get started. Many who attend may

have the same health concerns you have. Also, choosing locally grown,

vegetarian foods is one of the best ways to reduce your carbon

footprint on the planet.

 

Dinner attendance ranges from 40 to 100, with a full spectrum of ages

spanning newborns to grandparents, including quite a few interesting

singles. Come with a friend or by yourself; singles easily integrate

into our friendly group, where seating is communal. Many long-term

friendships have started at a Monday Dinner, and are renewed every week!

 

 

MONDAY, MAY 5: 21ST ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION WITH KARAOKE!

 

On May 11, 1987, Chef Gary Alinder cooked a Gourmet Vegetarian Dinner

for the Peninsula Macrobiotic Community, at St. Bede's Church in Menlo

Park. That first cooking gig marked the start of a regular Monday

Dinner event--along with its associated friendships, educational

activities, and community--which has kept on going well beyond 950

times. Join us on May 5 to celebrate our remarkable 21st Anniversary!

 

Our celebration will feature Karaoke, with 3000 songs to choose from!

Show off your singing skills! The last time we did this was in 2004,

and we had a GREAT TIME!

 

 

GOURMET VEGETARIAN DINNER MENU, MAY 5, 6:30 PM - 21ST ANNIVERSARY

CELEBRATION!

 

Sparkling Fruit Juice Punch

Spring Green-Potato-Saffron Broth Soup

Tofu " Chicken " Cutlets with Creamy Sauce and Herbed Biscuits

Long Grain Brown Rice Pilaf

Minty Sugar Snap Peas with Carrots

Watercress and Romaine Salad with Lemony Dressing

Almond Cake with Chocolate Mousse & Raspberry Sauce

Choice of Teas

 

Dinner Details:

- Monday, May 5, 6:30 pm

- $18 for Special 21st Anniversary Dinner by Chefs Gary Alinder and

James Holloway

- please reserve for Dinner by Monday morning, 9:30 AM (650 599-3320)

 

 

We hope to see you at a Monday Dinner! Please forward this message to

friends who may be interested.

 

Gerard T. Lum, Newsletter Editor and Webmaster

Peninsula Macrobiotic Community, http://peninsulamacro.org