BanquetManager

Well after 3 years and 370 posts, I must say farewell to this blog and the people that have been my faithful readers. It's just that after all these years, its getting harder finding the time to sit down at my computer and tell you what it's like to be a banquet manager. I never wanted to rehash an old story, or make up something that didn't happen, just to find some words to post on this blog.   That's not my style. I want to thank all of you that have supported this blog over... Read Full Story

…are they kidding?   This is a great country for so many more reasons than I could ever name, especially here. We celebrate political, religious, cultural and sexual diversity in every form. We even go so far as to name a “special day” after various types of people to remember and commemorate them. We have the normal days: Presidents Day Mothers Day Fathers Day Grandparents Day D-Day Independence Day Flag Day All Saints Day Veterans Day Thanksgiving Day New Years Day... Read Full Story

We have a large social church group in today that ends at 5pm tonight.  That's great 'cause it gives me plenty of time to flip the ballroom for Mother's Day tomorrow.   I have my housemen all set with tomorrow's floor plan since we closed-out the seating and it should be an easy flip. A few minutes ago that fabulous "Sales Chick" comes by, yes she's here this early today, and says that the social group today wants to delay the start of the the event by 1 hour to give them more time to get... Read Full Story

I get a call on the radio this morning from my shipping and receiving clerk Paul.  He seems kinda pissed and tells me I need to come down to the loading dock to see all the boxes that are coming in.   I sort of expected a shipment coming in today for the big pharmaceutical group that is starting tomorrow for a 4 day meeting.  But I wasn't expecting all THIS shit! There's 87 friggin' boxes, yes I said 87 boxes that are being unloaded from a special UPS truck that was sent here just for... Read Full Story

Apparently the boss has forgot what "operations" is like.  I guess when you get so removed from the day-to-day tasks of running a department you think that everybody else has all the time to sit through another friggin' meeting. We have the: BEO meeting (2 times a week)- to discuss the upcoming events (and where I terrorize the Sales Chick) F&B meeting (weekly) - to hear the F&B Director bitch about how high our food cost is Accounting meeting (2 times a month) - to listen to those... Read Full Story

Updated Apr 27, 2011 5:42 AM ET WASHINGTON (AP) Washington Redskins defensive lineman Albert Haynesworth was charged Tuesday with misdemeanor sexual abuse, accused of fondling a server in a hotel restaurant in Washington. A grand jury returned an indictment formally charging Haynesworth in the alleged incident at a downtown Washington hotel in the early hours of Feb. 13. If convicted, the 29-year-old two-time All-Pro faces up to six months days in jail and a fine of up to $1,000... Read Full Story

Date : April 24, 2011 Group Name : Easter Brunch Event Time : 10:30am - 3pm (3pm last seating) Covers : Reservations for 719, Actual covers 687 Room Setup : Assorted table sizes  Food Presentation : Kitchen did a good job for food presentation.  Again this year, no large platters were used, just small platters that were easy to swap out.  Less waste this way.  A slight delay around 12:30pm in getting more Eggs Benedict but kitchen staff worked quickly to cook them.  Customer not... Read Full Story

Sales Chick comes in today with some new hairdo.       Makes her look like some peacock or something.  It's the worst come-over I've every seen, all pulled over to one side of her head.   Plus it's dyed this real fake red, like Bozo the Clown. You gotta see this! What the hell was she thinking? It took all the professionalism I had to keep from laughing my ass off during today's BEO meeting. Ever had one of your coworkers come in with a silly haircut or some ugly-ass dress?  Did... Read Full Story

Late wedding last night, ended at 1am with an after-party.  I have just 1 question for these knuckle-headed sales people: You book a wedding with a 5 hour open bar then you allow then to have an after party for another hour after that?  How drunk do you want them to get? What about our liquor license? How do you expect us to cut off these drunks when, if we do, their less-drunk friend will get a drink for them.  It's as easy at that.  And just because they are staying in the hotel and... Read Full Story

Believe it or not, the big boss actually wants to spend some of that money we apparently have left in our budget.  He wants to get new chairs for the ballroom.  That's great!   Today I'm having the housemen count all our chairs again, and our tables, for an accurate count. I forgot to mention that he also wants us to reconfirm exactly the maximum number of people we can fit into each room, using each configuration (u-shape, classroom, crescent rounds, theater, etc).  So now we're planning... Read Full Story