B&B is a gathering of like-minded souls that meets once a month to enjoy good food (if the Food Boy gets it right!), good wine (if the wine arrives), and good company.
The majority of our members are Australian expatriates in Tokyo, although we have included Brits, Kiwis, Yanks and token Canadians and Irish in the interests of international equanimity.
Membership is set at forty, with these minimum requirements:
attend a minimum of three lunches as a guest;
be of good character and standing;
be nominated by a member;
write a grovelling letter to the President; and
pay the set annual fee of ¥15,000.
B & B - or more properly Beefsteak and Burgundy - was started in Adelaide, South Australia in 1954 after a chance remark by David Crosby. That brilliant stroke led to the B&B phenomenon, which now boasts more affiliated organisations than the United Nations!
Tokyo was chartered by the parent club on 11 September 1972, as Charter Number 126 and only the 5th overseas club.
Many have passed through the portals of our Club, leaving their humour and friendliness behind as they travelled to the four corners of the globe. Probably best-known for our annual Christmas Function, we have enjoyed good (and not so good) meals at many of Tokyo's great restaurants.
Although brave Wine Masters have introduced New Zealand wines, we concentrate on Australian wines in the best traditions of jingoism and hedonism. We tend to focus more on conviviality rather than judgement, and blind tastings are a rare event.