Next Dinner Meeting: Thursday, September 19, 2019
IVAR’S Salmon House, 401 NE Northlake Way, Seattle
5:30pm – Meet and Greet
6:45pm – Dinner in the Banquet Room
Topic: “The Blob, El Nino, and Climate Change: Looking for a Hot Time in the Pacific Northwest?”
Speaker: Nick Bond, Associate Professor and Washington State Climatologist
This month we will hear from Nick Bond who is a principal research scientist with the Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean (JISAO) of the University of Washington (UW), and is affiliated with the Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL) of NOAA.
He will talk about “The Blob, El Nino, and Climate Change: Looking for a Hot Time in the Pacific Northwest?”
Focusing on the recent marine heat wave in the NE Pacific Ocean (AKA as the Blob) in the context of the variability of the regional climate and global warming. This event had some major impacts on the marine ecosystem that are providing insights on likely impacts of climate change.
~Tonight’s Featured Menu~
~Starter~
Mixed Greens Salad with Balsamic Vinaigrette
~Entrée~
Cedar Plank Roasted Sockeye Salmon – Local berry salsa, cornbread pudding, seasonal vegetable
Blackened Salmon Caesar Salad – Spicy rubbed Coho Salmon served our traditional Caesar Salad
Chicken Marsala – Yukon Gold mashed potatoes, seasonal vegetables
Ivar’s World Famous Fish ‘n Chips – Original recipe since 1938! Alaska True Cod, coleslaw
Potato Gnocchi – Potato gnocchi, sweet green peas, mirepoix vegetables, mushrooms, shallots, white wine, lemon cream sauce
Coffee, Decaf, Hot Tea
Special dietary needs can be accommodated; please let me know on your Evite RSVP.
Main course selections are due by 9:00 pm on Friday, September 13. Look for your Evite invitation in your email, then hit reply and use the comments field to tell me how many in your party and their dinner selections. Cancellations must be made by 9:00 pm Friday September 13.
Note that the deadline for reservations is also the deadline for cancelling a previous reservation; otherwise you will be charged for the meal.
Dinner is $35 per person. If you charge your meal (credit card), we will add $1 per meal. Please purchase your drinks from the staff in the banquet room. The receipts count towards our room rental minimums.
WHEN YOU RECEIVE THE EVITE INVITATION TO THE DINNER, PLEASE REPLY AND USE THE “COMMENTS” FIELD TO TELL US HOW MANY IN YOUR PARTY AND WHAT MEALS EACH OF YOU WOULD LIKE!