Myself and some fellow PCVs were treated to a wonderful dinner last nite. The menu was as follows:
Amuse Bouche
-An array Proscuitto-wrapped tropical fruits topped with a lemon mint creme freche
-Mint Julip
Soupe
-Cauliflower Veloute, garnished with fresh rock crab and parsley ghee
Poisson
-Salt-baked Giant Red Carp dressed in Beurre Blanc served over Mediterranean Salad
- 2007 Jean Balmont Loire Valley Chardonnay
Pause
-Lemon Sorbet
Viande
-Roquefort-topped Filet Mignon in a Bordeaux Demi-glace served over Julianed Dichon and Carrots
-2006 Marquis de Valbois Bordeaux
Salade
-Seared Giant Prawn served over Green Salad dressed in a Champagne Vinaigrette
-Comte Paulin Demi-Sec
Dessert
-Decadent Chocolate Baked Alaska
-Vermouth Digestif
Cheese Board and Cappuccino to follow
The PCVs who put on this wonderful night for us are well regarded in the PC Benin community as being serious foodies...and they did a wonderful job. I still miss hot wings tho. I have a meeting monday with some Beninese Red Cross people to try and flesh out my plans for school formations.
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An experience in Benin, West Africa
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country code 229
Phone #: 21-31-38-93
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Email:
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Snail Mail:
Michael Chadsey, PCV
Corps de la Paix Americain
01 B.P. 971
Cotonou, Benin
Afrique de l’Ouest (West Africa)
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country code 229
Phone #: 21-31-38-93
Fax #: 21-31-01-92
Email:
peacecorpschadsey@yahoo.com
Cell Phone:
229 96 56 69 00
Tip: use a african calling card or skype to call me between 7 and 10 AM EST.
Snail Mail:
Michael Chadsey, PCV
Corps de la Paix Americain
01 B.P. 971
Cotonou, Benin
Afrique de l’Ouest (West Africa)
TIPS:
Write 'Air Mail' and 'Par Avion' on your packages.
Use bubble-type envelopes, not boxes.
Declare the contents to be of little to no value.
It will take time for things to reach me = nothing perishable.
Also remember I have to pay to get anything out of the post office if you use boxes or stuff too much in an envelope. Thanks
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About Me
- Mike Chadsey
- I just graduated from the University of Florida with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and I am starting off on a new adventure as a PCV in Benin, West Africa
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All of the opinions or thoughts shared on this blog are those of Michael Chadsey and not those of the Peace Corps or any offical operating on behalf of the governments of Benin or the US.
2 comments:
Good Morning, Son! The menu you dined from sounds exquisite! My mouth was watering! I bet everything was exceptionally fresh!
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Love you and think of you everyday!
i don't know what half of those words mean, but it sounds tasty: I like food!!!
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