THE PLIMSOLL CLUB CORDIALLY INVITES YOU TO CELEBRATE A SPECIAL DINNER ON SATURDAY, APRIL 7

Join us for our Steak Dinner Dance on Saturday, April 7. Enjoy dancing to the music of AL BELLETTO’S QUARTET from 7:00 p.m. until 11:00 p.m. The cost of this delicious four-course feast is only $41.95 per person!

Make reservations for the time you prefer at 7:00 p.m., 7:30 p.m. or 8:00 p.m. by calling Shelly Cantrelle at 529-1701 during the hours of 8:30 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. 

If you must cancel, please do so by Thursday, April 5 by noon and ask for your cancellation number to avoid billing to your WTC account.

DINNER DANCE MENU

GULF BOILED SHRIMP

Red remoulade and cocktail sauces

OR

TURTLE SOUP

*

SALAD ANTEBELLUM

Mixed greens, crumbled bleu cheese and pecans

Raspberry vinaigrette

*

8 OZ. CHICAGO PRIME

FILET MIGNON

Bearnaise and Marchand de Vin Sauces

OR

VEAL CHOP FORESTIERE

Wild Mushroom Cream Sauce

OR

BROILED DOUBLE LAMB CHOP

Rosemary Sauce

OR

RED SNAPPER AMBASSADOR

Topped with Lump Crabmeat and a Touch of beurre blanc

All of the above include:

TOMATO PROVENCALE

ASPARAGUS SPEARS HOLLANDAISE

POTATOES DAUPHINOISE

*

DESSERT BUFFET EXTRAVAGANZA

BANANAS FOSTER

COFFEE

APPRECIATE YOUR SECRETARIES WITH OUR SPECIAL LUNCHEON BUFFET

Need a special treat for those who keep your offices running smoothly? Take them to our National Secretaries’ Week luncheon buffet available Tuesday, April 23 through Friday, April 27.

The buffet will feature two carved items, a selection of entrees, side dishes, assorted salads, including boiled shrimp & smoked salmon and desserts (including a flambŽed choice). We’ll also give you complimentary cafe brulot for everyone at the table.

There will be no a la carte menu offered during this week.

The cost is only $17.95 per person. Call the Plimsoll Club at 529-1701 for reservations. Twenty-four hour notice of cancellation is required to avoid billing to your account. Don’t forget to ask for your cancellation number.

As always, we offer complimentary validated parking in the WTC garage.

ENJOY A ‘TASTE OF ITALY’ BUFFET ON APRIL 20

Join us for a spectacular Italian luncheon buffet on Friday, April 20. Our fabulous buffet opens, resplendent with garlic and minestrone soups, an array of Italian cold cuts and salads, antipasto_, seafood cannelloni, chicken parmesan, veal marsala and seafood risotto, just to name a few. There will also be a uniformed Chef carving Roast Leg of Lamb. For the perfect finishing touch, cannolis, pastries and an assortment of Italian cheese will be presented for the pleasure of your palate.

 The cost of this buffet is only $18.50 per person. Make your reservations by calling Shelly Cantrelle or Marc Garcia at 529-1701.

Note: Due to this special luncheon event, the a la carte menu will not be offered.

Cancellations and changes must be received by noon on Wednesday, April 18 or full billing will apply. Remember to ask for your cancellation number.

 As always, complimentary validated parking is available in the WTC garage.

JOIN US FOR AN EASTER JAZZ BRUNCH ON APRIL 15

Hunting for the best holiday buffet in town? Hop on over to the Plimsoll Club for an Easter Jazz Brunch on Sunday, April 15.

We’ll have baskets of bounty on the buffet, including an omelette station, soup station, baked ham, seafood crepes, roast prime rib, peeled shrimp, eggs sardou, poached salmon, strawberry blintzes, cafe brulot, and a dessert table that’s sure to tickle your taste buds.

The cost of this fabulous buffet is only $31.95 for adults and $12.75 for children under 10.

During the event, you’ll be entertained by The Storyville Stompers Trio and we’ll have a balloon artist on hand for the kids. We’ll also organize a drawing for the kids to win Easter bunnies! (Don’t panic, Mom and Dad; these rabbits don’t require cages or feeding.)

Make your reservations for the time you prefer at either 11:00 a.m. or 1:30 p.m. by calling 529-1701.

Complimentary validated parking is available in the WTC garage when you present your parking ticket at the Plimsoll Club.

If you must cancel, please do so by noon on Thursday, April 12. The club will be closed on Good Friday, April 13.

Remember to ask for your cancellation number to avoid billing to your account.

PC DRESS CODE REQUIREMENTS

As a reminder to all WTC members, the Plimsoll Club’s dress code requires that all men wear a sports coat and slacks for lunch and a coat and tie for dinner.

No jeans, shorts or skorts are allowed.

Please remind your guests and friends that these rules always apply.

CULINARY CORNER By Chef Keith Faulkner and Sous Chef Warren Mayo

To the misinformed author of the popular once popular song, "Lemon Tree" (the fruit of the poor lemon is impossible to eat"), We must disagree, saying it is one of the most versatile of all fruits. Lemon juice is used to flavor bread, muffins, frostings, custards, pies, puddings, sherbets, gelatins, candy and soufflŽs.

It is a natural bleaching agent, and when applied to such fruits and vegetables as apples, potatoes and avocados. Lemon will retard discoloration. A few drops of lemon on a green salad is quite refreshing, and on vegetables such as broccoli, asparagus, and spinach, it can provide a low-calorie flavor substitute for butter or oil. While it is an eye appealing garnish for fish or certain drinks, (" We find the fruit of the poor lemon tree impossible not to eat.")

Melt the butter in a small sauce pan, add the flour and cook for a couple of minutes. Add the hot water whisking as you pour. Bring to a boil then remove from the heat and cool to room temperature. Beat the egg yolks until thick and fluffy. Add the cooled mixture to this slowly in a pencil thin line as you go. Add the Salt, Lemon rind and the lemon juice, then set this mixture aside. Clean your mixing bowl thoroughly before you beat the egg whites.

Add a pinch of Cream of Tartar to your egg whites and beat until they hold a stiff peak, Add the superfine sugar to the stiffened white slowly. Fold the whites into the lemon mixture.

Put this mixture into a buttered and sugared medium soufflŽ dish. Place in a moderate to hot oven 375* for 30 to 35 minutes. Serve immediately

You can also make them individual if you have the small SoufflŽ dishes.

LEMON SOUFFLE

Butter 2 Tbsp

Flour 2 Tbsp

Hot Water cup

Salt Tsp

Lemon Juice cup

Egg Whites 6

Sugar 1 cup

Grated lemon Rind Tsp

Cream of Tartar Pinch

CHECK YOUR LUCKY NUMBER

This month’s lucky number is #878

Congratulations to Evelyn Preston! You are the recipient of dinner for two with cocktails during the month of April and May. 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!

NEW MEMBER BENEFIT

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FEEDBACK

Thank you for such a grand evening. Our rehearsal dinner on February 9th could not have been better. The food and staff were excellent. Please express our gratitude to everyone.

Thanks again for a memorable experience.

Sincerely,

Jackie Graham

U. S. AMBASSADOR TO HONDURAS TO SPEAK AT APRIL 17 DINNER

The U. S. Ambassador to Honduras, Frank Almaguer, will be the featured speaker at a special dinner to be held at the Plimsoll Club on Tuesday, April 17 starting at 7:00 p.m. (cocktail reception at 6:30 p.m.). The subject of Amb. Almaguer’s speech will be "Doing Business in Honduras."

Ambassador Almaguer, a Career Minister in the Senior Foreign Service, has been serving as the U.S. Ambassador to Honduras since July 1999. He previously held senior positions with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), including Mission Director in Bolivia. He also served as Country Director for U.S. Peace Corps in Honduras, and the Associate Country Director in Belize. From 1967 to 1969 he served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Orange Walk Town, Belize.

To register for the dinner, call the WTC at (504) 529-1601, ext. 271, or register online at www.wtcno.org.

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS!

SPOTLIGHT ON WTC BENEFITS: RECIPROCAL CLUBS

The WTC is receiving lots of positive feedback as more and more members discover wonderful dining experiences and amenities at over 100 reciprocal clubs in North America. Stand by to receive the latest edition of the Reciprocal Clubs Directory, which will be mailed to you soon!

As you make your travel plans, be sure to remember these tips for utilizing the reciprocal club program:

• Contact Marketing Assistant Vanessa Bailey at 529-1601 ext. 234 in advance so she can send a letter of introduction on your behalf to the clubs of your choice. Please note that all private clubs require such notification, while World Trade Centers do not. Entrance to a club can be denied without the appropriate introduction. Also, please take your membership card for proof of identification and account reference number.

• Contact the reciprocal club directly for dining reservations, guest room accommodations (if applicable), and any other pertinent information such as parking availability, preferred method of payment and guest usage fees. Many clubs will bill directly to your WTC New Orleans account, though there is a $500 credit limit for all transactions. If charges are anticipated to exceed the $500 credit limit, special arrangements can be made with the reciprocal club for direct billing.

• View the entire list of reciprocal clubs on the "Members Only" section of the website (www.wtcno.org) in a searchable format. You can access that area with your password and id, which consists of your name (lower case and no spaces) plus your member number. You can also view the entire list of WTCs worldwide at www.wtca.org.

• Restrictions: Please note the reciprocal club program has been designed as a traveling benefit. The policy does exclude a WTC New Orleans member from using a dining facility in another city if that member lives within 50 miles of the facility.

Please contact the Membership Department if you have any questions about the services, facilities or resources mentioned above at 529-1601 ext. 226 or 234.

YOUNG MEMBER NETWORK HOLDS FUNDRAISER FOR INDIA EARTHQUAKE RELIEF

The WTC’s Young Member Network invites all members to a special cultural evening and dinner at the India Palace Restaurant on N. Turnbull in Metairie on Thursday, April 5 at 7:00 p.m.

This fundraiser will be benefiting the American Red Cross’ International Response Fund for India. As was widely publicized, the State of Gujarat sustained a catastrophic earthquake in late January which resulted in tens of thousands of deaths.

Join us for a very special cultural evening and dinner where you will enjoy sampling a delicious variety of Indian cuisines while listening to a performance of traditional Indian music. The evening will begin with a networking reception featuring hors d’ oeuvres followed by a buffet dinner. The cost is $25 per person, which includes hors d’oeuvres, dinner, non-alcoholic beverages, and one glass of beer or wine per person, plus a $10 donation to the Red Cross.

Young Member Network wishes to thank its co-sponsors, the Young Leadership Council’s International Committee and the India Palace Restaurant for their support of this important effort.

For more information or to make a donation to this cause, please contact Vanessa Bailey at 529-1601, ext. 234 or email vbailey@wtcno.org.

WTC TO HOST EX-IM TRADE FINANCE SEMINAR ON APRIL 27

The Export-Import Bank of the United States will conduct an all-day "Trade Finance Seminar for Lenders" on Friday, April 27 in the WTC’s 29th floor Board Room from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. This comprehensive training seminar is designed to give lenders and finance professionals a hands-on approach to learning about Ex-Im Bank and the financing products needed by U.S. exporters and foreign buyers. The seminar presentation transforms dry, difficult reading material into an enjoyable interactive learning experience with other professionals and will be conducted by a senior staff member of the Ex-Im Bank Washington D.C. headquarters. The seminar is geared towards bankers, lenders, U.S. exporters, government officials, educators, business students and anyone who has taken on trade finance responsibilities.

The Export-Import Bank is an independent agency of the United States government with the mission of creating and sustaining U.S. jobs by supporting exports. To learn more about Ex-Im Bank, visit their website at www.exim.gov. For more information on the seminar contact the Ex-Im Bank by phone at (800) 565-3946, ext. 3912 or by e-mail at heidi.weaver@exim.gov.

EU AMBASSADOR TO THE U.S. TO SPEAK AT APR. 26 DINNER

European Union Ambassador to the U.S. Dr. Guenter Burghardt will speak at a special dinner to be held at the Plimsoll Club of the World Trade Center in New Orleans on Thursday, April 26 starting at 7:00 p.m. (cocktail reception at 6:30 p.m.). Dr. Burghardt will address the "Prospects for E.U.-U.S. Trade Relations." He will be accompanied by his wife, Mrs. Rita Byl.

Dr. Burghardt previously served as Director General for External Relations under Commissioner Chris Patten in the new European Commission. During his 30-year career with the Commission, Dr. Burghardt has also served as Director General for External Relations, Political Director in the Secretariat General of the Commission, and Deputy Head of Cabinet. After entering the Commission as a member of the Legal Service in 1970, Dr. Burghardt was desk officer for relations with the United States, Canada, and Australia. Dr. Burghardt speaks German, French, English, Dutch, and Italian.

To register for the April 26 dinner, call the WTC at (504) 529-1601, ext. 271, or visit the website at www.wtcno.org.

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