The Giddy Goose Supper Club

01/11/2024

Hi - Giddy Goose is coming back next year Jan, Feb and March. However, almost all sold out already as priority given to those who were attending the evenings that were cancelled earlier this year. But - I have 6 places left for our Burns Supper on Jan 25th, so if you would like to come place LMK, asap. Even numbers only please so I dont get left with a single. :)

24/12/2023

The Giddy Goose made a seasonal return to Gullane on Saturday night after a long summer and autumnal break. We went with a mainly Italian themed Christmas menu. On the whole it worked out pretty well - most importantly the egg yolk ravioli’s turned out nicely 😀, the porchetta main course was variable!! not all of them turned out as neat as the one in the photo below 😉 but it seemed to taste well regardless. The Zuppa Inglese dessert is not an English Soup as the name suggests! But is instead, an Italian trifle - nice job Chef Alan! Thanks to everyone who came out to support the supper club again and thanks to my wonderful staff (this time including both mum and dad) for helping the night go smoothly. GG

10/10/2023

Hi all, hope you've had an enjoyable summer. The Giddy Goose has been away off around the globe enjoying cooler climates - it gets too hot for her here in Costa del Gullane! ;)
However, I hear the flapping of distant wings and she's heading home for winter so - despite virtually no public demand whatsoever - the Giddy Goose is coming back for 3 nights only over the winter months. Dates are Dec 22nd, Jan 27th and Feb 24th. Per last year there are 32 seats each evening, arranged in 4 tables of 6 and one of 8. Of course you don't have to book a whole table, you can book in smaller groups and you'll be sat with other lovely Giddy Goosers. Menu's will be decided nearer the time, but obviously Dec will have an Xmas theme and Jan will have a Burns element. Price this year will be £35 p.p. (maybe a bit less for vegetarian option depending on what it is).
You were all very kind in supporting the The Giddy Goose Supper Club last year so I hope the dates are convenient and you'll be able to do so at least once this year.

To book please just message me on here. Many thanks in advance, Fraser

02/04/2023

02/04/2023

Hi there, sorry for delay in posting this, but we had the final Giddy Goose Supper Club of the current run last Saturday night. It was a fabulous night with a special tasting menu, prize draws, auction and lots of wonderful guests. Before I announce how much we have raised for the Gullane Day Care centre there are people to whom many thanks are due!
Julie for allowing us to use the fantastic Goose on the Green, it was a perfect venue!
All the wonderful waiting staff - Rachel, Josie, Katie, Anna, Alastair and my neice’s Katie and Skye.
Ben on pot wash was a hero!
Our charismatic bar men - Greg, Michael and Max.
My neighbours who have helped with prep and kitchen service, Sarah and Terri, also my cousin Colin
My mum and dad for help loading and unloading car, setting up the tables and clearing away several times.
Super Mario for his 2 amazing Bar Roma nights.
And my guest chefs - Ben my friend from cookery school, Richard Yarrow, Alex for the Spanish night and of course a huge thanks to my friend and neighbour Alan, for helping me several times and especially for the first and last nights which launched and closed the supper club perfectly.

The tables for last week were auctioned off to try and raise even more money for the Day Care Centre and to encourage higher bids we had a prize draw. So, many thanks indeed to our local foodie businesses who very generously contributed prizes:
The Main Course (who also donated the ice cream for Bar Roma dessert last April)
The Old Clubhouse
Greywalls
Goose on the Green
Cherish
Gullane Superfry.
And also a huge thanks to Tom Kitchin and the staff of the Bonnie Badger for providing the welcome bubbles and canapés to get our evening off to a magical start.

All profits since the first supper club in January last year will be donated to the Day Care Centre. Prior to our final event we had a little over £2,000 in the kitty. Thanks to the generosity of everyone in bidding for tables and the special auction at the end of the night the final, total amount raised is £3,287. Many, many thanks to everyone, from Gullane and further afield, who has supported the supper club in the last 15 months for helping to raise such a fantastic amount.

As for future Giddy Goose nights, I am not making any definite decisions right now. It is definitely closing for at least 6 months. If circumstances allow we may do 2 or 3 during the winter months going forward, but as I say, we’ll see. Thanks, Fraser

14/03/2023

Just over one day to go in the table auction for the final Giddy Goose Supper club in 2022/23 season. Reminder of menu below. There are also a variety of foodie related prizes to be drawn for which all guests will be entered into.
Current bidding is:
Table 1 (6 seats) - £170
Table 2 (6 seats) - £300
Table 3 (4 seats) - £200
Table 4 (4 seats) - £200
Table 5 (4 seats) - £150
Table 6 (4 seats) - £125
Table 7 (4 seats) - £220

If you are still interested or are trying to get a group together, then get your skates on - bidding will close at 5pm tomorrow, 15th March.
Reminder that all accumulated proceeds from the supper club as well as those from this auction special will go to Gullane Day Care Centre in early April.
Thanks again for support, Fraser

10/03/2023

Hi, any country music fans out there? I have 2 weekend tickets for the country to country festival, which is on this weekend in Glasgow. I can’t use them on Sunday now so wondered if anyone interested? The headline act on Sunday is Lady A (formerly Lady Antebellum), who are one of the top modern country bands. I have added the tickets as an item on my Giddy Goose auction site so head to www.galabid.com/giddygoosexmas to sign up and bid. All proceeds will be added to the amount the Giddy Goose supper club gives to Gullane Day Care centre.

Whilst posting here, I will mention that there is just over a week to go in the auction for tables for the last in season supper club on 25th march. Use the URL above to register and bid. For full details of the menu that Alan and I are doing and the various prizes that are will be drawn on the night please look on the Giddy Goose page. Many of you have very kindly been supportive of the supper club, so if you can stretch to one more event that would be great. We may be back in the winter but we’ll decide nearer the time. Fraser

22/02/2023

Hi Everyone, so as promised at the end of last year, we are now doing our Charity auction special at our March supper club event. It will be on Sat. 25th March. The auction is now live again and there’s some instructions below. But first some details.

Firstly the charity is Gullane Day Care Centre. All profits generated since day 1 of the supper club will be donated, this auction special is to try and make a final push for as much as possible.

I will be joined in the kitchen once again by my friend, neighbour and more pertinently, experienced chef / hotelier, Alan Reid. Together we have devised the special menu below which we hope will encourage you all to bid generously! Many thanks indeed to Tom Kitchin and the team at the Bonnie Badger for providing the canapés and bubbles! :)

As well as winning a table at the supper club, your successful bids also gain you entry to our prize draw. To be clear, there won’t be another auction on the night for these prizes. Instead all 32 people who attend will go into the hat and we’ll draw a winner for each prize. So hopefully that gives some extra value for your bid. Many thanks to our local foodie supporters for their kind donations. The prizes are:

The Main Course - 3 course lunch for 2 from set lunch menu
The Old Clubhouse - £40 food voucher for lunch or dinner
Greywalls (Chez Roux) - Afternoon Tea for 2
Goose on the Green cafe - Breakfast for 2
Cherish Cafe - Afternoon tea for 2
Superfry Chip Shop - 2 x 12” pizza
Giddy Goose (aka me) - Dine at Mine for up to 8 (I’ll host and cook for a dinner party for up to 8 people in my home)

The auction for the tables will be held online using Galabid. Its been tested and appears very easy to use! Please follow these simple instructions to register and get bidding!

Register via Browser
Go to https://app.galabid.com/giddygoosexmas
Click on the 'Register' button
Follow the instructions to complete registration.
There are 7 ”items” - 2 tables of 6 and 5 tables of 4 (32 is our capacity). I thought this break down of tables provided the best opportunity for as many to bid as possible.

Many thanks again for you support!
Fraser

09/02/2023

Had a cancellation so have 2 spots left at the next supper club on 25th Feb. Give me a shout if you are interested, Fraser

29/01/2023

After a break in December, the Giddy The Giddy Goose Supper Club was back last night in the always wonderful Goose on the Green cafe (thanks Julie).
Sold out again with largely returning Gullane faces but also visitors from as far and wide as Falkirk! And even England! 😊
The menu is on the post below and all seemed to go down well. Thanks to my regular staff for helping me make it happen - Rachel, Josie, Ben and Greg.. but especially this time to my mum who put in a terrific shift as sous chef for the night! Nice one mum 👍😘
If you follow the The Giddy Goose Supper Club goings on then you are probably aware - but as a reminder… February is fully booked and March will be the last one in this current run, I’ll then take a break until October. March tables will be auctioned off to try and raise some more money for the Gullane day care centre, details of auction to follow soon.

11/01/2023

Hi all, after a break in December, the The Giddy Goose Supper Club is back on 28th January. Given proximity to Burns Night we will give a nod to Rabbie with a starter portion of Burns Supper and a Cranachan option for dessert.
In terms of the next few supper clubs then we are sold out in January and February. March will be the last one of the current run and we’ll launch the auction for the tables in about mid Feb. We’ll then take a break for summer and be back in October.

29/11/2022

So we had our 12th and final supper club for 2022 last Saturday night. Another successful, sold out night. Have been very surprised and chuffed at how popular the supper clubs have proved.
Thanks very much to everyone who has attended one or more of the suppers this year - neighbours, friends, family and lots of lovely people from Gullane and surrounding areas.
Thanks to Julie for allowing us to use the Goose on the Green cafe, its a perfect venue.
And special thanks to all the people who helped me prepare, cook, serve, wash up, clean up etc. No way in a million years could I have done it without so much help.

There wont be a December night but we’ll continue in January (sold out), February (Still some spaces left) and March (charity auction special). The “first season” will then come to an end before starting again in October 2023.

14/11/2022

Hey.... so you all probably figured this last week but it just dawned on me over the weekend... I think I faffed about a bit too long before announcing the Xmas special event.... obviously by mid November most people have their 'Saturday before Xmas' night out already planned! Doh! pretty obvious really.... therefore not too much interest in the Giddy Goose on the 17th Dec. Therefore, I'm going to cancel that one, and have a Xmas night out myself :)

What I'll do is turn the supper club next March into the charity auction event. I am going to stop the supper club in March anyway and wont start again until October '23. So March can be an 'end of season' event, and hopefully we'll get lots of interest, raise lots of money by auctioning the tables and will then donate the proceeds of the supper clubs from Jan '22 - Mar '23 to the Day Care Centre.

Cheers, Fraser

10/11/2022

Hi everyone…..we are now launching the Giddy Goose Christmas Special! The menu is listed below and we’ll take choices a week before the event. For obvious reasons we can’t have the event on the last Saturday of the month, so we’ll have it on 17th December in the Goose on the Green cafe as usual.

As most of you will know we usually charge a fixed price of £30p.p. However, for the Christmas event we will auction each of the tables. The profits from the evening will be added to the profits we’ve made throughout the year and donated to the Gullane Day Care Centre. So hopefully the auction will help to grow the coffers!

In order to encourage your bids, we will have a prize draw on the night. All guests will be entered into the draw by virtue of the price paid for the table I.e. your bid secures your seats, the food and entry to prize draw for everyone at your table. Since the Giddy Goose is a “foodie” endeavour, I approached the hospitality businesses in Gullane to provide prizes and Im delighted to say many have taken part. I’d like to express deepest gratitude to all for their generosity! Much appreciated indeed. The prizes we have right now are (there may be 1 or 2 more to come):

The Bonnie Badger - are providing canapé’s and bubbles before the meal
The Main Course - 3 course lunch for 2 from set lunch menu
The Old Clubhouse - £40 food voucher for lunch or dinner
Greywalls (Chez Roux) - Afternoon Tea for 2
Goose on the Green cafe - Breakfast for 2
Cherish Cafe - Afternoon tea for 2
Superfry Chip Shop - 2 x 12” pizza
Giddy Goose (aka me) - Dine at Mine for up to 8 (I’ll host and cook for a dinner party for up to 8 people in my home)

Non-food prizes
Gullane GC - Fourball on Gullane 3
Archerfield - 1 hour for 4 in the indoor golf simulator

The auction for the tables will be held online using Galabid. Its been tested and appears very easy to use! Please follow these simple instructions to register and get bidding!

Register via Browser

Go to https://app.galabid.com/giddygoosexmas

Click on the 'Register' button

Follow the instructions to complete registration.

Finally many, many thanks to everyone who has supported the supper club this year, I’ve been amazed at the enthusiasm with which so many people in Gullane have embraced it. And of course a special thank you to Julie, who has allowed us to use the cafe to host our events, its really been the perfect venue.

08/11/2022

Hi Folks, I’ve been asked a few times now about what’s the plans for Giddy Goose next year. Some of you may know that I started another small business this year with my Silver Swan minibus. Im hoping I’ll be very busy with that in the from April to October. Therefore at the moment I plan to continue running the Giddy Goose as usual on last Saturday of every month, at least until end of March. Depending on how the bus goes then I will probably stop after March and start again in October, but that’s TBD. For now, there will definitely be GG in January, February and March. So bookings are open for those dates. If you’d like to book in then please just message me here or use WhatsApp. Many thanks for the continued support. Fraser