Start your year off with a bang: meet up with your GELA colleagues and sample the fare at a great local restaurant on Friday, February 3rd, 2012.
You may have encountered the dine-around concept at conferences. We decided to give it a shot here.
The idea of the dine-around is to organize small groups of GELA members to get out and visit local restaurants. Keeping the groups small ensures a more intimate dinner party experience, where everyone gets to know his or her fellow diners, which hopefully sparks some lively conversation.
It’s a great chance for both new and long-time members to make connections and meet new people. Holding the event at multiple restaurants allows members to choose a restaurant that indulges their culinary curiosity and fits their budget.
The selected restaurants for the event are: the Pourhouse Bier Bistro, Blue Chair Café, Narayanni’s Gourmet South African Indian Cuisine, and Pampa Brazilian Steakhouse.
If you have any questions, please email John Huck, GELA program councillor, at john.huck@ualberta.ca.
Hope to see you there!
How does it work?
- Review the restaurant options below.
- Go to the Registration Form and follow the instructions there.
- You will receive a confirmation email in the week of the event.
- Arrive at the restaurant by 6 pm on Friday, February 3rd (5:45 pm for the Blue Chair Café).
- Meet your GELA host and fellow diners.
Other details
- Each group has a maximum of six people.
- Each diner pays for his or her bill.
- The event is open to GELA members only.
If you aren’t a GELA member, now is a great time to join or to renew your membership, as the new membership year has just begun. Instructions for purchasing a membership are found here.
You are welcome to register for the event and submit your membership form at the same time. However, please note that if you plan not to submit your membership electronically, you must notify john.huck@ualberta.ca (GELA program councillor) in order to keep your spot at the event. This will also ensure we have your email, so we can send you details about the event.
GELA membership is free for students in the Library and Information Technology program at MacEwan University and at the School of Library and Information Studies at the University of Alberta.
Restaurant options
A reservation has been made for 6:00 pm at each restaurant, except for the Blue Chair Café, where the reservation is for 5:45 pm.
The Pourhouse Bier Bistro
“Gastro Pub with über bier selection”
Entrees: $11 to $19
http://www.pourhouseonwhyte.com/
Blue Chair Café
“Hand crafted food from scratch, providing you with tastes from around the world… with a great menu selection for carnivores, vegetarians, vegans and celiacs alike.”
Entrees: $12.50 to $20
http://bluechair.ca/
N.B. Members dining at the Blue Chair have the option of staying for a live blues act starting at 8:30 pm, space permitting. The show has a $10 admission charge.
http://bluechair.ca/events/john-rutherford-and-marshall-lawrence/
Narayanni’s
“Gourmet South African Indian Cuisine”
Fixed price: $29.99 (buffet)
http://narayannis.com/
Pampa Brazilian Steakhouse
“Continuous table-side service of a wide variety of select cuts of beef, pork, poultry and lamb. Includes our one-of-a kind salad bar.”
Fixed price: $44.99 (table service)
http://pampasteakhouse.com/
