Invitation to the Canadian Thanksgiving Day Dinner

Invitation to the Canadian Thanksgiving Day Dinner
10.10.2016

Dear CanCham Members and Friends,

It is indeed with great pleasure that we invite you to our annual

Thanksgiving Dinner featuring:

Our guest speaker, Mr Juris Audariņš, the former Latvian Ambassador to Canada just recently returned from Canada, will share his impressions of Canada and perhaps provide us with some insight about this great country

and

our chef will be Latvian-Canadian Austris Siliņš whose culinary art experiences have been influenced by growing up in Latvian in the family, living in both Ontario and Quebec, as well as working with different nationality chefs, including Canadian Indians. Austris moved permanently to Latvia in 2014 and will provide his personal attention to providing a truly Canadian experience.

The menu includes:

Festive turkey

+whole, deboned roaasted turkey +pumpkin/sage stuffing +mapple syrup glaze whole turkey carved tableside by our Chef

Roasted autumn vegetables

+carrots +parsnips +rutabaga +turnips +leeks +hazelnuts +arrugula

Traditional Québec “tourtière” meat pie

+minced beef & pork +onions +garlic +potatoes +herbs & spices

Mashed potatoes

+roasted garlic +parsley +sour cream +butter +bacon

Demi-glace

Cranberry-chilli chutney

Traditional pumpkin pie with whipped cream

+pumpkin purée +milk +eggs +cinnamon +cloves +cardamom nutmeg +whipped cream

Includes welcome drink. Cash bar available.

Date: Time:	Monday, October 10^th, 2016 18:30 - 22.00
Place:	Trompete Restaurant, Peldu iela 24, Riga, http://www.trompete.lv/en/
Price:	€30.00 for members, others pay €45.00. (To join as a member, use the following link: cancham.lv/about-cancham/to-join)
Registration:	Please register here: http://cancham.lv/events/thanksgiving-dinner
Please visit:	http://cancham.lv/news https://www.facebook.com/canchamlatvia/.

Deadline for reservations is Thursday, October 6th, 2016 at 17:00. Seating capacity is limited. We encourage early registration. Advance payment is required and your place in the event will be confirmed when we have received payment. Preference will be given to paid guests. Unpaid registrations may be cancelled should the venue be fully booked. (CanCham reserves the right to charge registered persons who do not cancel their reservations by Thursday, October 6th, 2016 at 17:00.)