A Taste of the Holidays

Hello! I just recently began my career in the Event Planning industry so imagine my excitement after discovering that in addition to my good fortune, there was a considerable amount of food that circulated around our office. Food Tastings are a normal part of any event planning company but because Event Solutions does their own tasting in house... we are even more fortunate. Our new loft offices in Culver City, CA boast a fantastic kitchen and well lit dining area where our event planners can invite their clients for tastings. The food is then cooked fresh by Chef Donovan and the smell meanders through the office like air freshener. Event Planners invite their clients (prospective or definite) to sample the food that will be served at their event to get a sense of its quality and style or to help them decide what food items to include. Because Event Solutions is an event planning company and a caterer, tastings happen very frequently and I, for one, am grateful.
Today Lauren, one of our event planners, held a noon tasting for a small industrial company that she hopes to book a holiday party with. She handles accounts that are $25,000 and below and because Event Solutions usually reserves tastings for clients with a larger budget, it was her first time conducting one. The company brought 6 people from their event planning committee and our Chef Donovan made a brilliant Thanksgiving meal complete with Turkey, Roasted Prime Rib with au jus, Candied Yams, Mashed Potatoes, Cornbread Stuffing, Homemade Cranberry Sauce and individual apple pie tarts. I had an appointment during her tasting but made sure I was back to sample the meal...
Event Solutions is really moving in a new direction. In the past, we garnered a lot of business doing corporate picnics but are moving towards bigger budgeted corporate and entertainment related events. We actually did a picnic for Lauren's clients about 3 or 4 years ago so she definitely used the tasting as an opportunity talk about our changes. The clients had an opportunity to dine and talk with our new Chef Donovan (who used to work at the Wynn Las Vegas) and he assisted Lauren with all the food questions. Lauren expects to hear whether or not she booked the job later this afternoon or in the morning. She said they loved our food but judging from the two pounds I've gained since joining the Event Solutions team I knew that wouldn't be a problem.


crystal p smith
event solutions
crystal@eventsolutions.com
Southern California Event Planning