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Brett Willard: Posted on Thursday, December 02, 2010 11:59 PM
 Question: I am on the social committee for work and we are planning an in office happy hour to kick off our holiday party. How do I estimate the alcohol consumption?  Answer: Social hours can be a great way to help strengthen your relationships among your colleagues while relaxing after a long day at work. Our head bartender shared the alcohol break down he uses when helping our clients plan such events. As he put it "happy hours can range from simple wine and beer to full bar receptions with an average consumption of 3-4 drinks per person over a two hour period.” If planning for 60 colleagues, he recommends the following: - 4 cases of your choice of wine- red or white
- 2 cases of your choice of beer – lite or lager
- 3 liters of vodka
- 2 liters of gin
- 1 liter of rum
- 1 liter of bourbon
- 1 liter of scotch
- Mixers (OJ, sour mix, bloody Mary, grape fruit juice, cranberry juice, etc)
- Bar fruit (olives, cherries, lemon, lime, and orange)
- Assorted soda beverages and lemonade
Also, you and your management should discuss your policies regarding drinking and driving as well as over consumptions. |
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Brett Willard: Posted on Wednesday, December 01, 2010 10:34 PM
Catering can be entertaining. These are the fun little facts that you learn while tending bar at a Christmas party: Did You Know? - Left handed people are 20% more likely to sample a forkful of food from the plates of their fellow dining companions than right handed people
- Almonds are a member of the peach family
- Figs provide more fiber than any other common fruit of vegetable
- Two-thirds of the world's eggplant is grown in New Jersey
- The citrus soda 7-UP was created in 1929; "7" was selected because the original containers were 7 ounces. "UP" indicated the direction of the bubbles
- The onion is named for the Latin word meaning large pearl
- Lemons contain more sugar than strawberries
- Half of the world population lives on a staple diet of rice
- During a lifetime, the average person eat 35 tons of food
- In France, people eat approximately 500 million snails each year.
- A portion of water that you drink has already been drunk by someone else maybe several times over
Actually, I came across several fun sites on food facts and felt like sharing some othem on my blog and twitter. I hope you enjoyed them. The site is below. Also, if you haven't already planned your new year's party, visit our custom quote page at: |
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Posted on Saturday, November 27, 2010 1:23 PM
The 2010 Arista Catering Holiday Menu  | | (PDF — 337 KB) |
We have most of our weekend parties already booked however, for the season however we still are available on the 18th. This year our Holiday Catering menu features a new item aimed at our business customers. We are offering our holiday breakfast again called "Holiday Mornings." It is designed for the customer that wants to treat the team to a nice meal, but would like to save a little on the catering budget. We are serving this menu until noon each day. In years past when we have offered it, we have received excellent feedback. We have also added a new dinner menu for those of you that like to have dinner parties during the holiday season. The holiday dinner menu on page features 5 different entrees. My favorite new one is Marinated Airline Chicken BreastWith Fig and Orange Stuffing. We have used this a few time recenly in tastings for wedding catering and received amazing feedback. |
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