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Suggested Meals

Sunday

Lunch on own

Sunday Reception at Fandorin Restaurant - Heavy appetizers

Monday

AM - Coffee service

Lunch (seated):

  • Vegan Meal
    • Three Course meal:
      • Tossed greens with roasted stone fruits and honey-plum vinaigrette
      • Mediterranean Vegetable Stuffed Roasted Eggplant over Toasted Barley Pilaf
      • Vegan Chocolate Cake
  • Non Vegan Meal
    • LUNCH #2
      • Chopped Salad with Diced Cucumber, Tomato, Red Onions, Peppers, Grated Feta Cheese and Red Wine Vinaigrette
      • Chicken Breast Stuffed with Apple and Fennel served on Mushroom Mac and Cheese
      • Organic Vegetables
      • Mixed Berry Tart, Seasonal Berries, Crisp Cobbler Crust and Mango Sauce

Exhibit Hall Reception (5:00 - 7:00)

  • Vegan Options
    • 4 x Local Crudite Display
    • Heirloom Tomato bruschette with basil and garlic
    • Grilled asparagus with roasted pepper hummus
  • Non-Vegan Options
    • 2 x Cheese display
    • Fig and Mascarpone in Phyllo, Mini Pork and Vegetable Lumpia, Smoked Chicken Quesadilla, Sesame Chicken Fingers, Creamy Herb Dipping Sauce, Southwestern Chicken in Phyllo Purse Spinach and Feta Cheese Spanakopita, Szechuan Beef Satay
  • Bar - no host with one drink ticket

Tuesday

AM - Coffee service

Lunch (buffet):

  • Vegan Meal
    • Vegan Deli
      • Roasted Tomato and Basil Soup
      • Summer Melon Salad
      • Crisp Cole Slaw with Cider Vinegar
      • New Crop Potato Salad with Whole Grain Mustard
      • Bean Salad with Fresh Herbs
      • Assorted Sandwiches:
        Grilled Zucchini and Roasted Tomato with Basil Pesto and Greens
        Roasted Eggplant with Vegan Mozzarella
        Roasted Pepper Spread, Spinach, Grilled Onion, Cucumber and Pickled Onion with Tahini-Olive Smear and Baby Arugula
        BBQ Organic Tofu with Spinach, Caramelized Shallots and Sprouts
      • Vegan Cookies and Brownies
  • Non Vegan Meal
    • NEW YORK DELI
      • Chef's Soup du Jour
      • Romaine Caesar Salad with Garlic Crostini
      • Bean Salad with Crisp Vegetables and White Balsamic Vinaigrette
      • Potato Salad tossed with Chipotle Mustard Dressing
      • THE BUTCHER'S FARE: Tuna Salad Garlic Seared Roast Beef, Honey Glazed Smoked Ham Roasted Turkey Breast, Swiss, Cheddar and Provolone Cheeses, Regional Bread Presentation
      • Individual Bags of Potato Chips
      • New York Black and White Cookies
      • Carrot Cake served with Caramelized Walnuts

Lunch Snack on exhibit hall floor

  • Cookies

Tuesday awards reception (1 hour)

  • Vegan Options
    • 2 x Local Crudite Display
    • Roasted mushrooms and crostine
    • Vietnamese spring roll with dipping sauce
  • Non-Vegan Options
    • Baked Brie en Croute with Raspberry, Beef and Mushroom Brochette, Tandoori Chicken Satay, Vegetable Spring Rolls with Hoisin Dipping Sauce, Spicy Buffalo Chicken Wings with Bleu Cheese, Assorted Petite Quiche
  • Bar - no host with one drink ticket

Tuesday NCRA Players - evening event 8:00 - 10:00

  • Desert from lunch
  • Coffee
  • Bar - no host

Wednesday

AM - Coffee service

Lunch

  • Vegan Meal
    • Three Course meal
      • Curried Cauliflower soup with Wilted Chard and Crispy Shallots
      • Vegetable pad Thai with white ginger, string beans, snow peas, peppers, kale, onin
      • Pineapple boat with muscavado sugar and lime
  • Non Vegan Meal
    • LUNCH #7
      • Roasted Corn and Pepper Chowder
      • Mustard Seed-Encrusted Mahi-Mahi, Toasted Pearl Cous Cous,
      • Fresh Market Vegetables and Artichoke and Thyme-Infused Sauce
      • Tiramisu Layered Sponge Cake with Mascarpone Shaved Chocolate and Espresso Crème Anglaise
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