MARCH 20 PARTY REPORT

Last saturday's event was another huge success with a record breaking attendance of 72 fabulous international people! With the vast majority of early sign-ups being women we had to put the word out to round up some more guys and they came through in the end, the final ratio being quite a respectable 33 to 39. There were people from 22 countries of origin, with a massive 43 repeat attenders and 29 first-timers.
My menu was, I believe, an exact replica of last time (when you're on a good thing stick to it!) with my "pièce de résistance" panna cotta to top it off. Other delicacies on the buffet table were Brigitte's salad, Anna's quiche and Ana's samosas and pakoras. Next time I plan to vary it a little and come up with a few more summery dishes.

It was a comfortable spring (almost:) evening so no need for the heater on the terrace, and the crowd merrily mingled and meandered between the interior and exterior spaces. An admirably civilised affair considering the large crowd, it gradually wound down to a relatively early end as many went off to continue the night's revelry in clubs and bars. I myself managed to hit the sack before 3am, restoring my energy for sunday's big clean-up.

With the incredible popularity of the soirées I have decided to do them a little more often, at least over the spring, and the next one will be on April 10. I hope this will give more new people a chance to attend... so book early and I'll see you there!






Thanks for your help, guapas! :)

Special cosmosession cd and original cover design by Carlos H Dorta

February 20 PARTY REPORT

Last Saturday was an incredible evening and the biggest turn-out yet. No time to write an elaborate description this week but lots of photos were taken and they speak for themselves! Here are the vital statistics anyway:

Attendees: 67
Women: 36
(17 repeats,18 newbies)
Men: 31
(18 repeats, 13 newbies)
Countries of origin: 23


Buffet highlights: Brigitte’s salad,
Philippe’s calçots, Ana’s croquetas,
my salads, tuna mornay, potatos with
aubergine dip, ham and veggie slice…

Main course: chicken curry etc… what else?

Dessert: panna cotta, fruit salad,
sponge-cake with cream and strawberries.

Thanks to everyone for making it such a fun and successful soirée, and especially to Brigitte and Philippe for their help.

THIS SATURDAY'S EVENT IS FULL!

If you would like to go on the waiting list or reserve for the next event on March 20 please email me.
EL EVENTO DE ESTE SABADO ESTA LLENO!
Para ponerte en la lista de espera o reservar para el próximo evento el 20 de marzo, énviame un mail por favor.

JANUARY 23 PARTY REPORT

Special complilation cd with original cover design by Carlos D Horta

With well over 60 guests confirmed and a waiting list of about 20 I knew this was going to be a big one! The final toll was a massive 66 people from 21 different countries of origin and 4 continents. There were 25 newbies attending for the first time and 41 repeat attenders who just love it so much they have to come back again and again! It seems the cosmosoirée is especially popular with the girls and even though I try to adjust the balance the final ratio was 38 women to just 28 guys (but I didn’t see the guys complaining;)

I was pretty well prepared for the onslaught this time… masses of ice to keep the drinks chilled… full butano canister in the terrace heater… some nice wintry dishes heating up the oven… and with the help of Brigitte and Irma who arrived a little early we had everything in place on time. Strangely enough although I felt calmer and more under control than usual, a number of people remarked that I looked stressed, hmmm...
With so many hungry mouths to feed the buffet spread stood up to the test remarkably well. The hot dishes were quickly polished off (a new addition being a good old Australian staple “tuna mornay” ) but the enormous salads proved too plentiful even for this crowd. Perhaps everyone was saving their appetites for the main course chicken curry, which was completely finished in the end after several guests came back for seconds. I will have to make even more next time! For dessert as well as the usual chocolate gateau and fruit salad I made a large panna cotta which was delicious (if I may say so myself) and obviously a big hit.
As a music highlight we were treated to a special cosmo-compilation cd by dj Carlos, and later a few crazy people got carried away dancing to Frank Sinatra…”I’ve got you under my skin” …Ahhhh…
The perfect evening gradually faded away until the last guests left just before 3am, and I went to sleep very happy with yet another wonderful cosmosoirée, they just keep getting bigger and better!