Winter Scenes Langar January 2013

Lunch for Even Less 2013

Seven of region’s best run joint lunch offer

Published on January 4, 2012

Seven of the finest pubs and restaurants in Leicestershire and Rutland are once again joining forces to run their annual ‘Lunch For Even Less’ offer.

The deal offers diners two or three lunch courses for a bargain price from Monday to Saturday, running from mid-January to March (each restaurant has slightly different dates and prices – click to enlarge the image below for details).

Those taking part are:

The Berkeley Arms in Wymondham, Leics
Hambleton Hall near Rutland Water
Langar Hall in Langar, Notts
The Marquess of Exeter, Lyddington, Rutland
The Wicked Witch at Ryhall, Rutland
The Olive Branch of Clipsham, Rutland
The Red Lion Inn, Stathern, Leics

NEW YEAR'S EVE 2012

with Daniel Gilbert, our assistant manager, we had very nice DJ music by Suleiman, dinner and dance party, to finish, their was fireworks.

                  NEW YEAR’S EVE MENU 2012

Canapés & Champagne at your table

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Pressed foie gras, pickled apple, blackberry ketchup, gingerbread

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(Garden beetroot soup, golden cross goats cheese on toast) V

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Seared Scottish scallop, wild mushroom tortellini, Jerusalem artichoke veloute

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(Char grilled butternut squash, roast shallots, sage gnocchi & curly kale) V

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Gin & tonic sorbet

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Fillet of beef Wellington, truffle mash, duck fat roasted carrots, red wine & shallot gravy

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(Celeriac, fennel, wild mushroom & spinach pancakes, Parmesan) V

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Lemon & griottine cherry crème brulée, shortbread, cherry sorbet

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Selection of English cheese & biscuits

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Coffee & petit fours

Suleiman’s music & dancing until 2am

Auld lang syne

                                                       Fireworks

Christmas Day at Langar Hall

After a busy night Father Christmas called with presents of Stilton pots for the men, amaryllis lilllies for the ladies and chocolates or vodka shots for the children!

Christmas Decorations at Langar Hall

End of the World Dinner Dance Party

DINNER TO CELEBRATE THE NEW AGE - End of the World

( Sorry no hope of wipe out tonight)

Friday 21st December 2012

Champagne cocktail

Cheese straws,olives & marmite popcorns

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White onion soup, Comté croque monsieur

Twice baked cheese soufflé 

Chicken liver & foie gras parfait, fig compote, walnut & raisin toast 

Lobster ravioli, fennel salad, lobster bisque

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Char grilled butternut squash, sage gnocchi, roast shallots & spinach, pumpkin, lime & chilli dressing

Pan fried wild sea bass, salt baked celeriac, wild mushroom tortellini, red wine sauce

Roast Croxton Kerrial goose breast, confit leg, fondant potato, caramelised sprouts & chestnuts

Fillet of beef Wellington, truffle mash, slow roast carrot, savoy cabbage, red wine & shallot gravy

Desserts

Apple tarte tatin, Calvados ice cream

 Toasted coconut panacotta, coconut macaroon, pineapple, mango & kaffir lime leaf sorbet

Bitter chocolate cremeux, parsnip toffee, passion fruit, parsnip ice cream

Selection of English cheese, homemade chutney, crackers & oatcakes

Coffee , tea infusions, chocolate truffle & mince pie 

THE END OF THE WORLD STORY

                                                                   
There are a number of theories about the metaphysical significance of the 21.12. 2012
Five ancient calendars end on this day and many thousands of prophecies have predicted man will meet its demise. While some predict  the end of the world others foretell  a time of great metaphysical change and transformation, one in which the human race will evolve from materialism and greed into a new age of spiritual intuition and consciousness . That is why we are having a party at Langar Hall.
 No doubt we shall wake in the morning finding nothing changed apart from a killer hangover.

The Mayan Calendar
The Mayan calendar started 13th August 11,314BC and ends 21st December 2012 when an incredibly rare galactic alignment is said to occur, marking the end of days as we know it and a new beginning

The Hopi tribes of Native America who live in the arid highlands of  Arizona, have inhabited the same place for a millennium. They pass warnings and prophecies from generation to generation through oral traditions and reference to ancient rock pictographs & carved stone tablets.
An ancient Hopi  prophecy states “When the Blue star Kachina (Sirius) makes its appearance in the heavens, the Fifth World will emerge. This is the Day of Purification. Something in our souls tells us that change is happening on a global consciousness level.'"

The Hindu prophesies 
 The ancient Hindu Yuga calendar and Mayan calendar  started within months of each other, 40+ thousand years ago.  Both calendars end on 21.12 1012 predicting a rebirth of our planet. The age of Kali, the age of corruption and destruction, is the final cycle of the Hindu calendar.  Then there will be a new beginning when the start of a Golden age is predicted.

The Chinese I-Ching Time Wave Theory
In China, there is no doomsday prediction. On the contrary, China has one prophecy regarding to 2012 from Ching 清 Dynasty. It said that a wise man will appear to make the world prosperous and peaceful in the year of Black Dragon.

Nostradamus prophesizes the end of time. The Galactic Alignment brings great misery for mankind. It will rain blood, milk, famine and pestilential rain will wipe out the Northern hemisphere. In the sky will be seen a fire. And worse!    Hopefully not all on the night of our party.

1,000 of prophets over time have predicted ‘Mankind will meet its demise” on 21 12.12. There are even high security, underground stores of seeds and survival stuff buried in the Arctic under the ice. See old discovery channel documentary 'The Nostradamus Effect."

NASA scientists confirm the galactic alignment of the winter solstice and the Milky Way, the first such alignment since the beginning of human civilization, will give rise to every imaginable horror. Solar storms reaping destruction. A new ice age, life as we know it will shut down, clouds of dust from volcanoes, 30 years with no sun, no food, no electricity, farmland devastated by salt water etc etc
No web? That's unthinkable! I'd rather die at Langar but don't let's spoil the party.

However there is no scientific evidence to suggest that the alignment of the Winter Solstice and the Milky Way will result in any galactic catastrophe. We may read into these vague clocks what we choose. “Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof” I can’t imagine any asteroid would be interested in landing at Langar Hall.  Let's  Eat drink and be Merry.

 Keep on keeping on and on and on.  Best wishes  Imogen

Langar Hall Lenton Lane Sikh Temple

Langar is a Sanskrit word for a place where pilgrims receive food and accommodation.

In the 9th Century Langar was a place of pilgrimage and in the 21st century, I am proud of our association with Guru teg Bahadur Sikh Gurdwara, Lenton,  Nottingham. Narinder Singh and his friends called in, late at night, after the ceremony in London to tell me about their success and show me photographs of Andrew Lloyd Webber presenting them with the coveted English Heritage Angel Award for the best rescue or repair of a place of worship.

Jane Young fashion show 18th October 2012

One of the Models- Laura

Birthday celebrations at Langar

Birthday cake for a lady gardener

Freddie Mercury's mother' s 90th birthday cake