{"id":2329,"date":"2026-02-14T12:23:43","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T17:23:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/va\/?page_id=2329"},"modified":"2026-03-05T09:49:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T14:49:33","slug":"conference-food","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/va\/meetings-events\/events\/archived-events\/vfn-conference-2026\/conference-food\/","title":{"rendered":"Conference Food"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Good food and good company help make great conferences memorable. We hope you enjoy the meals we have selected as we gather, share ideas, and celebrate our NARFE community.<\/p>\n<p>Your registration fee of $125 covers conference participation, along with Monday and Tuesday lunches, the Monday evening reception, and our Tuesday evening banquet \u2014 providing opportunities for both learning and fellowship throughout the event.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Monday, April 13, 2026 Lunch \u2013\u00a0Homestyle Buffet 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">Grilled Chicken in a Creamy Lemon\/Herb Sauce<br>\nMarket Greens Salad with Ranch or Balsamic Vinaigrette<br>\nChef\u2019s Choice Starch<br>\nChef\u2019s Choice Vegetable<br>\nFresh Rolls &amp; Butter<br>\nCookies<br>\n<em>Iced Tea (Unsweet) or <\/em>Iced Water<\/p>\n<p><strong>Monday, April 13, 2026 Reception 7:00 pm \u2013 8:00 pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px\">Mini Fried Spring Rolls<br>\nPotato Latke (GF)<br>\nPulled pork sliders<br>\nMini beef Wellington<br>\nStuffed Mushrooms<br>\nBacon-Wrapped Scallops<br>\nProsciutto-wrapped melon skewers<br>\nSalmon Mousse Cucumber Canapes (GF)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tuesday, April 14, 2026 Lunch \u2013 Dukes BBQ Buffet 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">Pulled Chicken<br>\nMarket Greens Salad with Ranch or Balsamic Vinaigrette<br>\nHomemade Potato Salad<br>\nAssorted Rolls<br>\nSeasonal Fruit CobblerAssorted Rolls<br>\nIced Tea (Unsweet) or Iced Water<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tuesday, April 14, 2026 Banquet \u2013 5:30 pm \u2013 8:30 pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Choice of entree \u2013<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">Flank Steak with Rosemary Demi Glace (gf)<br>\nGrilled Salmon with Bourbon or Sweet Soy Glaze (gf)<br>\nGrilled Chicken Breast 4 oz. with Marsala Sauce<br>\nCauliflower Steak House Chimichurri Sauce (gf\/vegan)<br>\nEntrees can be prepared gluten-free. Indicate food allergies on your registration form<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px\">Market Fresh Greens (Balsamic Vinaigrette or Ranch)<br>\nGreen Bean Casserole with Roasted Almonds<br>\nSeasoned Basmati Rice<br>\nFreshly Baked Bread and Butter<br>\nFlourless Chocolate Torte with Raspberry Sauce (gf) or Carrot Cake with Caramel Sauce<br>\nArtisanal Blend Coffee or Decaffeinated Coffee<br>\nIced Tea (Unsweet) or Iced Water<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Your 2026 VFN Conference registration fee includes all conference sessions, Monday lunch, Tuesday lunch, the Monday evening reception, and the Tuesday banquet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2334,"parent":1579,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"kp-content-permissions":[],"class_list":["post-2329","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/va\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2329","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/va\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/va\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/va\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/va\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2329"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/va\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2329\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2422,"href":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/va\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2329\/revisions\/2422"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/va\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1579"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/va\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2334"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/va\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2329"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"kp-content-permissions","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/va\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kp-content-permissions?post=2329"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}