The eighth “Dinner in White” has now taken place in Schongau.
This time we ate and celebrated together at the Fronveste.
Schongau
– The Lechstadt has them, the enchanting squares.
Idyllic, hidden, partly unnoticed.
You just have to discover them.
It's like in a fairy tale.
A prince has to come and kiss the slumbering awake.
In this specific case, the prince is Martin Kayser, who always finds a wonderful little corner in the city to run the popular "flash mob campaign" "Dinner in white" on the stage.
This year the stage was the garden at the Fronveste.
At exactly 6.04 p.m. Kayser knocked out the information by email to his people.
The festival of white dresses can rise.
Shortly before 7.30 p.m.: tables are unfolded, chairs are positioned.
Next to it, tablecloths are placed on the long beer tables.
The women even thought of candlesticks, decorated with tendrils of flowers.
Then an "oh God, I left the lamps at home".
It doesn't matter, the square on the Fronveste is covered in brilliant white in no time at all.
Arrived from Dachau
It has something: The treats are unpacked.
Iris, the master confectioner from Dachau, cannot be ignored.
She tasted blood at "Dinner in Weiß" in Schongau in 2019, so it's clear that she'll be there again.
She wants to spend the evening with her mother and daughter.
"I beat them all with my dessert," Iris proclaims loudly.
The recipe remains a secret, the treat tastes damn devilish.
Master of ceremonies Kayser keeps it short: ringing the table bell in a manner befitting your status, greeting, opening of the table.
The traditional waving of the white handkerchief.
A second helping.
Almost forgotten: Kayser raises the glass and drinks to the well-being of the guests.
The festival can rise.
About 50 people there
A funny quartet thought less about food that evening.
Mona, Petra, Birgit and Gabi are already in a good mood.
"The wine is enough for us, and we drink what we ought to eat," was the motto of the evening.
All according to their own statements under 50 and in a good mood with sayings.
"We left the men at home, we want to have fun," says Gabi.
Not bad either.
A good 50 people were seated at their tables.
And everyone followed the dress code.
From crown to sole.
Even a white feather boa catches the eye.
The youngest participant is ten months old
Jonas is spotted as the youngest participant.
Just ten months old, he comes from Bernbeuren with his mother Melanie.
"Martin Kayser is our family doctor, so the dinner naturally made me curious," says Melanie.
She brought all the utensils, including her daughter Annika, with the handcart, with the help of Diana & Gerhard from Altenstadt.
Both families have not known each other until now, they had a great evening together through the “dinner in white”.
Just like Thomas Schleich, who prepared all the dishes himself.
That evening he spoils his wife Christine, who had to work late.
Cathi excuses her lateness that evening with frozen strawberries, "Lillet Blanc" and a dash of Schweppes.
Michael & Stefan, who have kept the space free for Cathi for so long, are happy to grab it.
HANS-HELMUT HEROLD
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