cocktail prolongé
Opinicus
term is recognized on the continent but tends to draw blank stares from
native speakers of English.
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Ed Pawlowski
"Opinicus" <gez...@spamcop.net.which.is.not.invalid> wrote in message
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> Is there another accepted term for this sort of function in English? The
> term is recognized on the continent but tends to draw blank stares from
> native speakers of English.
>
Draws a blank stare here also. If you described what it means you'd have a
better chance of getting a response for a different term.
Val
"Opinicus" <gez...@spamcop.net.which.is.not.invalid> wrote in message
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Cocktail Prolongé is a cocktail party that goes beyond the norm of the 2
hours of drinks and a plate of canapés before dinner. It usually extends
through the dinner hour and includes the ubiquitous canapés, a hot and cold
buffet, sometimes desserts and full seating at tables as would be at a
buffet dinner. In fact if you have a good buffet party with a lot of liquor
you'd pretty much have it nailed.
Val
Jerry Avins
> Is there another accepted term for this sort of function in English? The
> term is recognized on the continent but tends to draw blank stares from
> native speakers of English.
Drawn-out cocktail hour with opportunity for hanky-panky between snacks?
Jerry
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Jerry Avins
> How about a reception w/ "heavy hors d'oeuvres" ?
Hmmm... Is "heavy hors d'ouvres" fraught with hidden meaning? :-)
Val
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> How about a reception w/ "heavy hors d'oeuvres" ?
> Andrew.
If the cocktail hour is intended to be an occasion in itself without a
dinner to follow, the guests are served what is best described as "heavy
hors d'oeuvres." Heavy hors d'oeuvres include substantial foods as
sandwiches, meat dishes and pastries in substantial quantity. The presence
of heavy hors d'oeuvres often implies that a formal dinner is not part of
the festivities, so guests should either make their own plans or consider
the hors d'oeuvres as a meal in itself.
Val
Ed Pawlowski
"Val" <ya-...@yabetcha.com> wrote in message
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Hey, I've been to things like that. You can make a platter or just have
nibbles. There may be a carving station along with a couple of tables with
the typical cheese platter, fruits, etc. We'd eat based on our plans for
the rest of the evening that may include a late dinner. Never knew it had a
fancy name.
Val
"Ed Pawlowski" <e...@snet.net> wrote in message
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> Hey, I've been to things like that. You can make a platter or just have
> nibbles. There may be a carving station along with a couple of tables
> with the typical cheese platter, fruits, etc. We'd eat based on our plans
> for the rest of the evening that may include a late dinner. Never knew it
> had a fancy name.
Val
Joseph Littleshoes
*Chuckle* Au contrairie Escofier comments on them and canapés and other
"garnishes" to a meal. He laments certain usage's the term and objects
symbolized by it represent, especially in their usage disconnected with
a formal meal.
As in the prolonged swilling of liquor and .... amusing bites of food.
Course i just immediately assumed there was some double if not triple
entendre intended... but what do i know?
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Jerry Avins <j...@ieee.org> wrote:
> Opinicus wrote:
> > Is there another accepted term for this sort of function in English? The
> > term is recognized on the continent but tends to draw blank stares from
> > native speakers of English.
>
> Drawn-out cocktail hour with opportunity for hanky-panky between snacks?
>
> Jerry
Maybe it's hanky-panky with opportunity for cocktails between snacks,
Jer.
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> In article <eD1Fl.28889$%k2.2...@newsfe07.iad>,
> Jerry Avins <j...@ieee.org> wrote:
>
>> Opinicus wrote:
>>> Is there another accepted term for this sort of function in English? The
>>> term is recognized on the continent but tends to draw blank stares from
>>> native speakers of English.
>> Drawn-out cocktail hour with opportunity for hanky-panky between snacks?
>>
>> Jerry
>
>
> Maybe it's hanky-panky with opportunity for cocktails between snacks,
> Jer.
I always did like the way you think!