The Hotel School at Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT) is staging what it plans to be one of the best Titanic commemorative events this year, an 11-course black-tie dinner replicating the meal served to guests in the first class dining room on the Titanic.

Tickets are already sold out for the event, which takes place on Wednesday, March 21 in aid of the Galway RNLI Lifeboat.

GMIT Culinary Arts lecturer Noel Loughnane, who came up with the idea for this unique culinary experience, will lead a team, working in four kitchens, of students and their lecturers will ‘deck out’ the Connemara Training Restaurant in an appropriate maritime theme for the occasion and also dress up in period costumes to lead guests through the campus to the Hotel School restaurant on the night.

Loughnane has always had a great interest in the Titanic. He has read extensively on the subject and, having discovered the menu for the last meal served on that fateful night on April 14, 1912, decided it would be fitting to do something for a maritime charity.

“Our menu on the night is the same as it was 100 years ago but served in a contemporary style and in a different order. It will be a great learning experience for our students who are really excited about the event and happy to be volunteering their time and energy for a charity like Galway Lifeboat, while also respectfully marking the 100 year anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic.”

The menu for the evening is as follows: Reception on arrival with Oysters and Champagne Horsd’oeuvre – Asparagus Salad with Champagne Saffron Vinaigrette Soups – Duet of Consommé Olga/Cream of Barley Fish – Salmon with mousseline sauce Entrees – Filet mignon of beef ‘Lili’ Sorbet – Punch Romaine Removes – Calvados Glazed Duckling, Lamb with mint jelly, and Sirloin of Beef Forestiere Served with a selection of vegetables and potatoes Cold Dish: Pate de foie Gras Sweet – Peaches in Chartreuse jelly, Waldorf pudding, Chocolate Éclairs, Vanilla Ice cream Dessert – Assorted fresh fruit and cheeses Petit Fours Coffee with Port

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