Still room to dine, drink, hear jazz at Club's Holiday Buffet tomorrow night

Not yet into full swing for the holidays? Come to the Club tomorrow night (Thursday, Dec. 11) to get in the spirit of the season plus a filling of top-notch food, drinks and music.

It's the night of the Club's annual Holiday Buffet and Jazz Night in the Reliable Source restaurant, and there's still room for late-planning attendees.

Amid festive holiday atmosphere, the event not only will feature special holiday-themed food, but also the return of the Greater U Street Jazz Collective, a group that performed at the Reliable Source Jazz Night in July of this year. Back by popular demand of Club members, the group will perform in the adjacent Truman Lounge during the buffet beginning at 6:30 p.m.

Also available are special cocktails to complement your buffet.

The price of the buffet is $25 for National Press Club members and $35 for nonmembers. Reservations are encouraged because this event has sold out in the past. To purchase tickets, click here. Act quickly - online reservations end at noon on the 11th.

Here's the menu:

SOUP
Spiced pumpkin soup with gruyere croutons

SALADS
Spinach with sugared cranberries, roast pumpkin, goat cheese and ginger dressing
Green salad with spiced apples, blue cheese, cinnamon pecans and apple cider vinaigrette
Caesar salad with Parmesan croutons; anchovies on the side
Jellied cranberries, oranges and walnuts

HOT BUFFET
Roast turkey (carved to order) with pecan and apple stuffing
Seven fish Christmas Eve stew with fennel, tomatoes and onions
Baked Ham with roasted pineapple and orange ginger glaze
Vegetarian portobello, porcini and button mushroom lasagna with béchamel
Wild rice pilaf with carrots, celery, cranberries and cashews
Mashed potatoes with mushroom gravy
Roasted Brussels sprouts Polonaise with black eyed peas and hazelnuts

DESSERT:
Apple pie, cranberry sauce and ice cream
Plum bread pudding with hard sauce
Buche de Noel
Ho Ho Ho cookies