Sign-up for Leckhampton's biggest wine tasting to date. All are warmly welcome!
 

Theme: How to get the best from your £10 in Cambridge

Tickets cost £10 and are available to all members of the MCR and their guests. Numbers are only limited by how many we can squeeze into our hall.

The theme of the tasting is value for money - not cheap wine, but good wine at a good price. Wines will vary in price and the idea is to offer everyone the opportunity to find out where the best value for money can be found in Cambridge. If you've ever been disappointed by that £10 bottle from Sainsbury's, and want to do a little better next time, then this is the event for you. Wines from France, Spain, Germany, England (yes its true), America, Australia, New Zealand and my personal favourite South Africa will all be presented, tasted and discussed. The focus will be on fun first, education second and wine snobbery a cruel last! If you like wine I assure you you'll enjoy this event!

Sign ups will close on Monday the 27th to give me a chance to round up the wines. Sign up now!

Stuart

Menu

Pan fried salmon terrine with leek and scallop mousse,

pea puree and petit salad

or

Squash and carrot terrine with red onion marmalade,

feta, shallot and parsley salad

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Poached beef in red wine with celeriac puree, potato rosti,

sauteed cabbage and a red wine jus

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Baked courgette with sweet and sour peppers and aubergine

caviar, sauteed spinach and potato rosti

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Paris breast with chocolate mousse and

hazelnut praline

£9.35 for KFC payers and £10.80 for non-KFC payers and guests.

Please state all dietary requirements on the sign up form.

The sign ups for this event will be closed on Wednesday the 8th February at 12 noon.

Celebrate the birth of Scotland's greatest Poet with Haggis, Neeps and Tatties! Sign ups will close at 12:00 on Wednesday 25th January, so sign up quick so you don't miss out on a fantastic evening!

*UPDATE* The dinner will be followed by a whisky tasting in the bar. We'll be serving a selection of 3 whiskies for a small cost of £2.55 for three shots. On offer, Famous Grouse, an everyday blend, Chivas Regal, a 12 year old blend, and the famous Glenlivet, a 12 year old single malt whisky. *

Menu

Scotch Broth

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Haggis

or

Roast Vegetable Gratin with an oat and herb crumble

served with neeps and tatties

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Raspberry Cranachan

The dinner is £9.35 for KFC payers and £10.80 for non-KFC payers.

Dress code: formal, but not black tie (and without gowns). In addition, an item or two of tartan!

Please state all dieatary requirements on the sign up form.

Traditional entertainment will be provided throughout the meal, which will culminate in a céilidh dance led by musicians from local band Magogs.

****Now containing free wine****

As part of ‘refreshers week 2012’ Lechampton will be hosting a Pot Luck dinner to showcase the many cuisines of our wonderfully diverse MCR student body. Not just for international students but open to all MCR members, the 21st Jan will give everyone the opportunity to showcase something tasty from their home. Bring a dish, a dessert or a drink from your home country and enjoy something from someone else’s.

Because this is a self catered MCR function, the kitchen has reminded me to say that those cooking/eating must bring along their own glasses, cutlery and crockery. I will ensure that we have a few paper plates and plastic forks available for anyone who forgets, but lets keep it green and save all the fishies.

Signup for this event has now closed

The first Postgraduate Super Hall of the academic year will take place on Thursday, 12 January at 7.30 pm. For those of you who aren't in the know, each vacation, when all the undergraduates are away from College, the MCR has a very grand dinner in the main Hall of the Old House. As with past Super Halls, we will be treated to a four-course meal of very good food. We have 120 places to fill, so everyone is encouraged to bring guests (friends, family, labmates, etc.), to show off our fabulous College. Tickets do, however, sell out quickly, so make sure you sign up right away.

The evening will start with drinks in the Pelican Bar (ordinary bar service, not included with the cost of the meal), before dinner is served at 7.30 pm. Following dinner, there will be a cash bar (University cards not accepted) in the Old Combination Room, where a whole host of postpradial delights will be on offer. The dress code for the dinner is as with ordinary Formal Hall: jackets and tie, or equivalent; note also that all University members are expected to wear gowns.

The menu for the dinner is as follows:

Carpaccio of chicken and leek, breaded chicken and mustard nuggets, tarragon emulsion and broccoli cress

or

Gratin of fennel with lemon and herb bread crumbs, red onion mousse, sticky lentils and balsamic caramel

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Sea bass and lobster terrine with lobster and chilli mayonnaise, parsley purée and pea sprouts

or

Parsley ‘quiche’ with roasted hazelnut, braised red chicory and winter squash salad

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Pork belly and black pudding ‘presse’, root vegetable boulangere, apple and olive oil purée and roasting juices

or

Milk and bay poached celeriac and shepherd’s pie, root vegetable boulangere, apple and olive oil purée and caramelized shallot

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‘Coffee and Doughnuts’

Coffee and chocolate mousses, cappuccino espuma served with cinnamon and mixed spice doughnuts

The dinner costs £12.95 for KFC payers, and £14.30 for non-KFC payers and guests. Wine is not included with the meal, but you are welcome to bring your own. When signing up, please remember to stipulate all allergies, dietary requirements, etc., even if you think they won't be affected by the menu given above.

As this event is always very popular, the MCR priority system will be used to ensure a fair allocation of places. Places for the dinner will thus be allocated on the following basis:

1. MCR members, associate MCR members, plus partners living at Leckhampton.
2. Other partners.
3. Other guests. Other guests will be allocated proportionally on a partial first-come, first-served basis (i.e. everyone will be get one ticket on the basis of the order in which they signed up; if tickets are left over after this allocation, we'll go back to the top of the list and work down given people a second ticket, and so on until all tickets are dished out).

Sign-ups for the dinner will close at 7.00 pm on Monday, 9 January 2012. Places will be allocated shortly thereafter.

This year's Leckhampton Christmas Dinner will take place on Thursday, 8 December. The evening will start with a free drinks reception (courtesy of Chris Le-Vien) at 7.00 pm in the Bar. Dinner will then be served at 7.30 pm in the Dining Room. Following dinner will be the (in)famous Leckhampton Pantomime, Christmas carols, and hopefully a ghost story from Professor Rackham. All in all, it will be a very jolly night.

The menu for the dinner is as follows:

Tomato Soup

with basil oil and a goats cheese fritter

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Roast Turkey

with all the trimmings

or

Vegetable Wellington

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Christmas Pudding

with brandy sauce

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Coffee and Mince Pies

Please remember to specify any dietary requirements, even if you think they won't be affected by the menu. The dinner costs £9.35 for KFC payers, and £10.80 for non-KFC payers and guests. Wine is not provided, but you are welcome to bring your own.

Please note that the dress code for the dinner is formal, without gowns (jackets and ties for men, equivalent for women).

80 places are available for the dinner, and will be allocated on the basis of the following priority system:

1.      MCR members, associate MCR members, plus partners living at Leckhampton.

2.      Other partners.

3.      Other guests. Other guest tickets will be allocated proportionally on a partial first-come, first-served basis (i.e. everyone will be get one ticket on the basis of the order in which they signed up; if tickets are left over after this allocation, we'll go back to the top of the list and work down giving people a second ticket, and so on until all tickets are dished out).

Sign ups close on Monday, 5 December at 9.00 pm.

The time has come once again for the (in)famous Leckhampton Hallowe’en Dinner. Start planning those politically incorrect and downright questionable costumes for one of the funniest Leckhampton dinners of the year. The dinner will take place at 7.30 pm on Friday, 28 October.

We’ll be starting the evening with a fancy dress dinner in the Leckhampton Dining Room, for which you can sign up for here. Following the dinner, there will of course be entertainment on offer – to be announced shortly by your social secretaries.

The menu for the dinner is as follows:

Bug Eye and Guts Broth

(Minestrone with Black-eyed Beans)

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Baked Goblin in Blood

(Chicken Pieces in a Tomato and Olive Sauce)

or

Breaded Witches' Fingers with Green Slime Sauce

(Breaded Courgette with Salsa Verde)

All served with goblins eyes (new potatoes) and steamed warts (sweet corn)

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Baked Intestines with Syrup

(Banana Upside Down Cake with Maple Syrup)

The dinner costs £9.35 for KFC payers, and £10.80 for non-KFC payers and guests.

Please remember to state all dietary requirements when signing up, even if you think they won't be affected by the menu.

There are 90 places at the dinner, and sign-ups close on Tuesday, 25 October at 7.00 pm. To ensure a fair allocation of places, places will be allocated on the basis of the following priority system:

1. MCR members, associate MCR members, plus partners living at Leckhampton.
2. Other partners.
3. Other guests. Other guests will be allocated proportionally on a partial first-come, first-served basis (i.e. everyone will be get one ticket on the basis of the order in which they signed up; if tickets are left over after this allocation, we'll go back to the top of the list and work down given people a second ticket, and so on until all tickets are dished out).