FORMAL DINNER

SATURDAY EVENING

We will be heading over to one of the University of Oxford’s grandest dining halls for a halal formal dinner on Saturday evening. QI 2023 formal dinner will be held at Christ Church College.

Scroll down for further details and a sample menu from a previous year.

DINNER

Formal dinners, typically held weekly (or daily in some colleges), involve students dressing in formal attire and being served a 3-course meal in the college hall. QI students will have the option to select either a meat or vegetarian menu option at registration.

CONTEMPLATE

Formal dinners are not only about the food. They provide an opportunity to socialise and discuss ideas with fellow students from differing backgrounds of study.

Students take the time to contemplate and converse with peers, a process many Oxford academics say is vital to the development of a student during their time at university.

SAMPLE MENU 2023

PAST FORMAL DINNERS

Past formal dinners have been held at Sommerville College, St John’s College and Keble College.

Scroll down for an example menu and pictures from a previous dinner held in Somerville College. Click on ‘Past’ for details of previous dinners.

PAST MENU EXAMPLE

Seared maple salmon, spring vegetable salad and toasted sesame

Smokey veg bruschetta with chilli, dressed rocket on toasted

ciabatta (vegan)

Rump of lamb with herb crushed new potatoes, tender stem

and broad bean pesto

Sweetcorn fritter with slow roasted tomato and watercress salad

with aioli (vegan)

Summer fruit mille feuille with strawberry ice cream

Tea, Coffee & Somerville Chocolates

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Q-CLUB:

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Forty Hadith on The Excellence of the Clear Qur’an by Mulla ‘Ali al-Qari. Click on Short Course for full details and to register.

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Q-CONNECT:

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