.: RMB Starlight Concert 2025

Sunday, March 23, 2025

RMB Starlight Concert 2025 - The Hospitality

Every year, we hold thumbs for an invitation to cover this special event, the RMB Starlight Classique

held at Vergelegen Wine Estate in Somerset West for the last 25 years

in March, we were here again to stroll through Lady Phillips' Garden and through the Manor house

to enjoy a night of wonderful music under the stars

A welcome glass of appropriately named Stellar Cap Classique Brut

The public seating was busy

The new, elegant Crystal Palace Riverside Conservatory venue, where guests assembled before the show
to enjoy some Vergelegen wines and to have some supper

Packing up our gift bag with our choice of 2 wines. The Vergelegen Rosé is superb, as is their Sauvignon Blanc

The students of Silwood School of Cookery were serving the food and the canapés. These were arancini balls

There is always an array of fine buffet tables from which to help yourself
with breads, rolls and crackers, cheeses, a variety of dips and salads, smoked salmon, cold roast beef and more

A large salmon paté and so many other choices

More salads and dips

Good local cheeses

Sliced cold meats, rare and well done

And everyone's favourite, the slices of smoked salmon

If you wanted a hot meal, there were stations serving them

Hamburgers and chicken

Italian - Lasagne

The prawn pasta was superb

An open bar

Malay chicken curry

Good curries

and, just before 7.30, we were off to face the music

after which, at 10.30, back to the Crystal Palace for a nightcap and dessert
Always sensible, as the traffic after the event can be heavy
which delays our departure enough to make it easy to drive to our overnight destination