The activities of the World Trade Center of New
Orleans and the Plimsoll Club
January 2001
The Plimsoll Club cordially invites you to
enjoy A Gourmet Dinner & Wine Tasting on January 20
Join us
for the Plimsoll Club's first Gourmet Dinner & Wine Tasting of
2001 on Saturday, January 20, beginning at 7:15 p.m.
Our
theme is "The Wines of Mondavi." Wine expert Max Zander will
guide us on this gastronomical tour of worldwide winery of the Mondavi
family from California to Chile via Italy.
We offer you a sampling of fine wines, especially selected to
complement our gourmet menu. The cost of this elegant evening is only
$82.50 per person.
To make reservations, call Mirela Hodge from 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.
or Marc Garcia after 4:00 p.m. at 529-1701.
If you must cancel, please do so by Thursday, January 18 before 2:00
p.m. to avoid billing to your account.
Remember to ask for your cancellation number. As always, complimentary
validated parking is available in the WTC garage.
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COCKTAIL
HOUR
ASSORTED COLD HORS D'OEUVRES
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Sweetbread
Financier
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SAUVIGNON
BLANC COASTAL
ROBERT MONDAVI CA
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Scallops
Nob Hill,
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CHARDONNAY
ERRAZURIZ, CHILE |
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MERLOT
CALITERRA, CHILE |
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SYRAH
VICHON MED,
FRANCE
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CHATEAU
ST MICHELLE BRUT
SPARKLING CA
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GOURMET
DINNER
JANUARY 20, 2001
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BOUDIN BLANC MICHAEL MONDAVI
Boudin Blanc stuffed with Veal Mousse and Goose Liver, served
with Red Grapes marinated in Cognac
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PINOT
GRIS
BYRON ESTATE CA
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LE POTAGE
MARCIA MONDAVI
Cream of Scallion Soup with Beluga Caviar Boat |
CHARDONNAY
ARROWOOD CA |
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TURBO TIM MONDAVI
Fresh Poached Atlantic Turbo With hollandaise sauce
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PINOT
GRIGIO
LA FAMIGLIA CA
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SORBET au REGLISSE
Sambuca Sorbet
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CARRE' d' AGNEAU ROBERT MONDAVI
Mustard Crusted Rack of Lamb with
fried spinach, Tomato concasse' and petit legumes
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CABERNET
SAUVIGNON NAPA
ROBERT MONDAVI CA |
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SALADE CESARE MONDAVIBleu Cheese Tart on Arugula and Belgian
Endive With Walnut Dressing
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LUCE
Italy |
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LE SOUFFLE
MARGRIT MONDAVI
Lemon Souffle |
WOODBRIDGE
PORT CINCO
Robert Mondavi CA |
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CAFÉ'
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LAS
MACARONS au CHOCOLAT
Chocolate Dipped Macaroon
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Enjoy 'A Taste of
Provence' Lunch Buffet January 13
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A
Taste of Provence
Lunch Buffet Menu
Soup
Vegetable Pesto Soup
Garlic Cream Soup
Cold
Boiled Shrimp in a Mediterranean Remoulade
Charcuterie display
Cheese display
Fresh fruit display
Melon Balls with Figs and Mint
Mixed Greens with Roquefort Dressing
Tomatoes and Goat Cheese
Hot
Duck Breast with Mushrooms
Fish on Brochette Cote d'Azur
White Beans
Ratatouille
Rice Pilaf with toasted Pine nuts
Potatoes Monaco
Carving
Leg of Lamb, herbs he Provence
Beef Daube Provencal
Flambe
Pear Flambe
Dessert
Creme Brulee
Fruit Tarts & Cakes
Mignardises
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Join us
at the Plimsoll Club on Friday, January 13 for "A Taste of
Provence" luncheon buffet.
This delicious buffet is only $17.95. Our specialty buffets are always
sellouts, so reserve your table now!
No French meal would be complete without an aperitif and we offer
Pernod for $2.95.
Note: Due to this special luncheon event, the a la carte menu will not
be offered.
To make reservations, call Mirela Hodge at 529-1701 between 9:00 a.m.
and 4:00 p.m. and Marc Garcia from 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Cancellations must be received by noon on Thursday, January 11 or your
account will be billed for the entire reservation. As always,
complimentary validated parking for three hours is available in the
WTC garage.
Sample Early Menu Before Going Out!
Going
to the theatre or the symphony? We offer a delicious Early Evening
menu from 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. on Tuesdays through Thursdays when our
a la carte dinner is offered.
Our Early Evening menu begins with starters such as crawfish cake with
tartar sauce, grilled andouille sausage with turnip greens and
black-eyed peas, soup du jour, and Caesar and Plimsoll salads.
Our main courses offer a choice of Chicken Lafitte, Tilapia Pecan or
Veal Piccata. Desserts include carrot cake, sherbet du jour, chocolate
mousse or bread pudding with praline sauce.
The cost is $15.75 per person. Two hours of complimentary validated
parking is included in this special price.
Dinner at the Plimsoll Club is the perfect way to begin your evening.
Call 529-1701 for reservations.
From the Manager
On
behalf of the Plimsoll Club I would like to express my sincere thanks
to all the members who contributed to The Plimsoll Club Employees
Christmas Fund. Your generosity is greatly appreciated and made the
holidays a happier time for celebration. From all of us at the
Plimsoll Club, best wishes to you all in the new year.
Yann Petit
Manager
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"On
behalf of MTZ meetings and Merck & Co., Inc., I would like
to thank you and your staff helping to make our events in the
New Orleans during the American Heart Association conference
successful.
As a result of the quality service and competence of your
entire staff, every aspect of our meeting was well handled.
The staff at the Plimsoll Club were accommodating to our group
and we greatly appreciate the patience that it takes to iron
out these requests and specifics that we require.
We appreciate your patience and flexibility in helping to make
the ever changing details for these events come together. We
extend our sincerest appreciation to all the members of the
Plimsoll Club team. We look forward to working with you again
in the future."
Darcie
Wooten
Program Manager
MTZ Meetings
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 Check Your Lucky Number
This
month's lucky number is 1923.
Congratulations
to Glenn A. Haydel ! You are the recipient of dinner for two
with cocktails during the month of January or February. Special events
are excepted.
Call
the Plimsoll Club at 529-1701 for details and reservations.
Watch for your membership number in the next newsletter. You could be
a winner, too!
Lunch with us when shoppong downtown
When
you're downtown shopping or taking care of business, enjoy the
Plimsoll Club's daily luncheon buffet. The cost is once again $13.95
for a buffet that features an array of delectable dishes which are
sure to please. When you lunch with us, we'll give you four hours of
free parking in the WTC garage. Call 529-1701 for reservations and
have lunch with us at the Plimsoll Club.
WTC Enhances Members-Only Web Section,
Opens Virtual Store
The
Members-Only section of the WTC website (www.wtcno.org/memberarea)
continues to expand. The content includes Plimsoll Club information
(daily menu specials, a la carte menu, recipe of the month, and
special events), a searchable database of Reciprocity Clubs, the
complete Membership Benefits Handbook, special sections for members of
WTC advisory committees, recent trade leads from other WTCs worldwide,
communications from the WTC President, special discounts and offers,
and a “What’s New” section with recent news for members
including dated information which may not make it into the mailings
you receive. Also, an Internet tip-of-the-month has been added to help
enhance your on-line experience. You’ll need your username and
password (previously mailed) to access this portion of the site. If
you have forgotten or misplaced yours, e-mail npezold@wtcno.org.
Also, the WTC has just opened a new WTC Store on its website. Visitors
may purchase most of the products which the WTC and Plimsoll Club have
to offer directly and securely on-line. Products include international
trade reference books, videotapes of WTC events, satellite maps on CD,
Pimsleur foreign language programs, and Plimsoll Club items (ties,
scarves, watches, pins, electronic currency converters, umbrellas,
etc). WTC members receive discounts on most of the products offered.
Welcome New WTC Members!
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Marilyn
Alexander
Dr. Donald R. Andrews
Southern University College of Business
Capt. Tom L. Boales
Lisa M. Boudreaux
Jefferson Parish School System
Christopher Cataldie
Hibernia Investment Securities
Laura G. Chauvin
Louis G. Cucinotta, MD
Doctor¹s Hearing Services, Inc.
Lynnea E. Cucinotta, DVM
Doctor¹s Hearing Services, inc.
Dr. Gordon Duck
Jonathan F. Egan
Importicos, Inc.
Cynthia Flores
Volunteers of America
Reuben L. Harper
Harper¹s Antiques
Maury C. Hebert
Rice Fowler et al
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Dr.
Donald W. Hendon
Dillard University
James M. LeBlanc
Volunteers of America
Robert E. Suckow
Salomon Smith Barney, Inc.
Mary Wien, BCSW
Jefferson Parish School System
Daniel K. Winstead, MD
Tulane University
School of Medicine
Terry Miller
Jorgen P. Petersen
Monogram World, Inc.
Christopher Russ
Russ Equipment
Company, Inc.
Warren J. Smith
Russ Equipment Company, Inc.
Chastain Taurman, III
Tulane University College
Dr. Ashagre A. Yigletu
Southern University
College of Business
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Back!
Eunice
Hunt
Cigar and Tie Company of New Orleans
Charles B. Sklar
Law Office of Charles Sklar
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Hank Lauricella elected WTC President
The
Board of Directors of the World Trade Center has elected Francis E.
³Hank² Lauricella as President of the WTC for 2001. Mr.
Lauricella is a General Partner of Lauricella Land Co. LLC and served
as a member of the State Legislature for 32 years. In his college days
at the University of Tennessee, he was an All-American halfback and
runner-up for the Heisman Trophy in 1951. Among his other civic
activities, Mr. Lauricella currently serves as a member of the Board
of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans and a Board member of the
New Orleans Exhibition Hall Authority.
Other WTC officers elected for 2001 are President-elect, Jean C. Felts,
Principal, Jean Felts & Company; Vice Presidents Donna D.
Fraiche, Partner, Locke Liddell & Sapp, LLP; John E.
Koerner III, President, Koerner Capital Corp., and Charles W.
Nelson, President Waldemar S. Nelson & Co.; Treasurer, Dr.
Charles C. Teamer, Chairman, Board of Directors, Dryades Savings
Bank; Secretary, Leon R. Fulton, Chairman & CEO, Fulton
Johnson Newman & Pittman Insurance Agency; Chairman of the
Board, Dennis E. Kelly, Chairman of Maximum Information
Technology, Inc.; and Richard C. Allen and Eugene J.
Schreiber, Managing Directors.
New Directors elected to the WTC Board are Brandt J. Dufrene,
Chairman, President and CEO, First National Bank; Elizabeth Jackson
Ford, Manager, Sales and Marketing, the Jackson Kearney Group; Glenn
A. Haydel, President and CEO, Metro, Inc.; Warren L. Ruether,
Jr., CEO, Hospitality Enterprises; Louis J. Sannino, Vice
President, McDermott International, Inc.; and Constance Charles
Willems, McGlenchy Stafford.
WTCA Spring Meeting 2001 Set for April 10-14 in
Trieste, Italy
WTC
President Dennis Kelly invites you to join him on a Louisiana business
mission to Trieste, Italy for the Spring Assembly of the World Trade
Centers Association from April 10-14, 2001.
This is an excellent opportunity to make productive contacts with
delegations in attendance from all over the world and have one-on-one
match-making appointments with Italian companies.
Also included in the Assembly¹s program are informative trade
seminars and briefings, exhibits, cultural and networking events. With
an attractive registration fee of $300, the program also includes an
evening at the opera to see ³The Barber of Seville² and a dinner at
a palace on the last day of the meetings. There will also be an
optional day trip to Venice.
For more information, call Natalie Rideau at 529-1601 ext. 226.
January Calendar
1 - New
Year's Day, Club and WTC Offices Closed
6 - Epiphany (unsure of date for 2001????)
13 - A Taste of Provence Lunch Buffet, PC
15 - Martin Luther King Day, Club and WTC Offices Closed
20 - Gourmet Dinner & Wine Tasting
All Sundays: Club Closed
Also next month: Valentine Dinner Dance & "A Taste of
Asia" PC
Complimentary validated parking for 4 hours for lunch at the Plimsoll
Club
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