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f tr - Garnish — iii 'in. fi» * witwraiurfrll taflfoflW* wvte'i Hefct sny ifearst to see you'ie w-lfc as fcr wt aratta cofatißc/witirafwkietSiessf a* were encased and wear «npi«H«i wilb oar cfcamtmg prapir mA. of come. "Tl» Itauunnr 7 lost autneA, BaiAer **J Caeie-***rWM*afAuditax! ipentaquiKnifliirwiibKiw&fe haneymocran* MrWxisisan muStmtcamafSXoaKcA AtKUaeir* peMigious bottti, and Bad » een enjayaHre«eniaßwiifc«K. ' Also for a special occasion were a nsariiser of She* Oaerecufires. Tf>e draw fat and*4rU*tej-,from&ea«foi6cee» Auckland. Thef dned on Owdren Nonnande, OAgneau|oSe«e, Tcumedos, as a choice of se~en desserts wih cofree. We placed a ta& crystal cvfinderSfcd with yefcw.mM, whdeand peen flowers in the middle of their table ISrngapare orchids and arum Kfies were ottfi few orthe flora varieties dsplayedh which looked wsasderfu and drew many appreciative commer®. : < Good friend, and lady with many P.R. talents, Menyn Corcoran abo came in to see us and spent a delightful evening teffing us about up and comms events in town to whet our sociai appetites! Another very special dinner this week was fora group of doctors and health and diet specialists. The booking was made from Auckland, so widely known are w»! Doctors Wooiaer and Scott were the main organisers, and although they did not request a special menu, we prepared some delicacies specially for their consumption. Their main concern and interest is the fat content in food, and so we presented the party, with fire very special vegetables, al! steamed and crispy fresh. After complaining to you about quiet Saturday nights (oh, how pleased I am you take notice!!). 1 nave to inform you we have been extremely busy. We hare our ■" violinist who is now playing again on Saturdays with our resident pianist. So! Disappoint yourselves ■ not! Book now and ioin us on this most civilised of evenings. They say truth is stranger than fiction (whoare'they'by the" way?), ami it never ceases to amaze me how true that can be. A wonderful instance of this happened in "The" restaurant last week' A very old and dear customer ”, dined with us one evening. He has now been retired for some years, but used to be well known in business circles in town. He . now spends his time, we hear, • reading histories and growing camellias. Well our noble knight in tweed armour has been courting a delightful lady, "Mrs G" for many years now and it has always been expected that 'the knot' will be tied some day. Both the widower and his lady companion have regulany dined at Grimsby's over the last few , years — indeed, we were hoping Io be invited to the nuptials. Their families, it is rumoured, have long "anticipated" the event as quite a substantial amount of land, and shares will be transferred and rearranged. "Dynasty", m’dears, has nothing on Christchurch social circles. We were somewhat surprised then when he turned up with ‘ another (albeit very glamourous) younger lady on his arm the other evening to "celebrate a very special occasion". Proudly on the lady's ring finger was an engagement ring which would put any prize bloom to shame, and a glow on her cheeks. We. were a little stunned by the abruptness of the courtship, and even more surprised when they ■ announced the wedding would take place within the next six weeks and the honeymoon was going to be a three month sojourn abroad! Still, we too were captivated by the future bride's charm and we wished them every happiness. Has everyone noticed spring is truly and most definitely here?? We know it's here for certain because of the glorious fresh, new vegetables now coming into the kitchen. Our chefs have been delighting in serving crisp, sweet Australian beans, wrapped in bacon, a la Provencale, or cooked in a garlic and chicken flavoured consomme. Rather unusual, and absolutely delicious are fennel bulbs served blanched with a Pernod sauce, and soon, soon we will have divine asparagus, the first of the season. We are also serving fresh minted baby carrots, and kidney new potatoes in a ', cream dill sauce. Bon appetit! • .■ And the invitation on the mantlepieces of Anybody Who's Anybody... well darlings, it's for the party of the year. Here at Grimsby's, we re planning the piece de resistance of the social calendar... move over Alexis and Blake, Dyhasty comes to Grimsby's. I shall leave you for the week, seeing you next Wednesday morning pronto, with much, much morel!! Ji Cranmer Square, Cnr Kilmore and Montreal Streets. Open from 7 p.m. ' except Sundays. Phone 799-040.