Expat West Thanksgiving Dinner
The November ExPatsWest get together always seems to fall on the day before the US Thanksgiving. And Chef Fernando of El Rincon del Chef always prepares a traditional holiday feast for us. This year will be no exception. However, we are raising the price of the dinner to $12.00 per person plus tax. As we all know, the price of everything has been going up and up. And food has been no exception. Chef Fernando has resisted raising our price. But, many of us feel that this is the time to do it. So, he has agreed to give it a try and hope that we do not loose diners because of it. ********************************************************** ExPatsWest meets on the 4th Wednesday of each month. We have grown from less than 40 at our first social, to more than 150. We will be gathering on the 26th of November 2008, starting at 5:00pm or whenever you get there. Our get-together will be in Coronado at El Rincon del Chef, as usual. Because our group is so large, Chef Fernando Paredes prepares a buffet for us. The cost is a special price of $12.00 plus tax per person for the buffet with no pensiondo visa discounts. It is a great buy featuring lots of choices plus desserts! Each month, the Chef trys something new for us.
In February of 2005, ExPatsWest began as a spin-off of one of the Panama City ExPat Social groups. The groups are composed of new and established expats, their friends, their neighbors, their families, their guests, and their business associates.
ExPatsWest filled a need for a social group in the area west of Panama City along the highway to Coronado and beyond and up to El Valle and Altos del Maria. Many of our neighbors cannot make the hour and a half or more trek home from the Panama City groups late at night. Others of us still attend the other events and see ExPatsWest as a place to meet our nearer neighbors.
ExPatsWest has a name and an email reminder list. However, we have no membership, no dues, no agenda, no speakers, and the barest of organization. We just meet and eat and have a good time. It is a great place to network by meeting new people and seeing old friends and finding out about living west of Panama City from people who are thrilled to be here.
Our schedule is to meet the 4th Wednesday of each month at 5:00 pm in Coronado at El Rincon del Chef Restaurant. Turn off the highway at the REY store onto the main road toward the beach. The restaurant is on the right in the Mercado Artesanal de Coronado--a charming little center built in the old Panamanian country style. The little shops around the restaurant have taken to staying open when we are there to pick up some of our business.
The restaurant telephone number is 6676-4834.
We average about 100 people but we have had over 150 people --always some new participants as well as regulars.
Don't miss the fun. We have lots of couples and lots of singles.
Come alone or bring a friend. Everyone is welcome, including those of you who happen to be traveling in the area at the right time.
If you would like to be on our reminder list, send your email address to Honey Dodge at honey@lanhamsource.com <mailto:honey%40lanhamsource.com>.
Honey Dodge
6671-6449 cell
