This is a preliminary notice of our Formal Dinner at Aspasia on Wednesday 29th November. The evening is a special one ….. in Cooperation with The Mafia of Italy. The evening is styled La Dolce Vita, and the full menu will be circulated by Don Jum on his return. Guys bring your wives coz “a man that doesn't spend time with his family can never be a real man.” However, seats are strictly limited to 20, and we anticipate an early sell-out, so make your payments in the usual manner to reserve a guaranteed place. “It's not personal, it's strictly business”, so first come, first served. Guys, grease up your hair, wax your moustache, and wear something black. Molls, NOTHING is too outrageous for this dinner! And come prepared." You can get much farther with a kind word and a gun than you can with a kind word alone." Expect a Capone Prohibition Welcome, with Gibson’s Moonshine and Canapés. Also expect a few shoot-outs. “All right, you just shot 'em both. Now what do you do?” “Sit down and finish my dinner.” Sit down to Tesoro de Messina, a Duck liver terrine with balsamic-Piemonte cherries and applecelery salad together with a Moscato Sicilia Grecale Vino Liquoro Fancy O Sole Mio In Chicago? Luca Brasi would! It’s lobster and scallops with asparagus in a white truffle jus, served with 2001 Fabiano Argillaia Trebbiano di laguna IGT “I don't care how many dago guinea wop greaseball goombahs come out of the woodwork,” expect to get the shivers when you look into the Coldness of Corleone’s Eyes, a very special sorbet in prosecco The Cosa Nostra Favourite is a Veal involtini with fegato di vitello. “How's the Italian food in this restaurant?” “Good.” “Try the veal, it's the best in the city.” It comes with lampone cabbage, potato variations and Negro Amaro succo with 2000 Castellani Toscana Rosso Elite Villa Teso IGT Luigi’s Cocaine Plate is gratinated ewe’s cheese with ruccola, grappa, cr?me-fraiche and roasted pistachio with Cuoco D’oro Marsala An offer you cannot refuse is a Lemon ravioli with vanilla-yoghurt mousse, granat apple and limoncello parfait with Zibibbi IGT “When I sell liquor, it's called bootlegging; when my patrons serve it on Lake Shore Drive, it's called hospitality.” So for Hospitality it’s Coffee and Piccoli Forni with Grappa or Amaretto Submit your reservations as soon as possible. It promises to be a Very Special Evening! Buona sera... Buona sera Best Regards Howard Digby-Johns Capo Di Tutti Capi (Bailli) Bailliage Regional de Phuket en Thailande