Key Menu Considerations for a Corporate Holiday Event: Stand-Up Reception vs. Sit-Down Dinner
When planning your corporate holiday event menu, the type of event—whether it’s a stand-up reception or a formal sit-down dinner—will shape the choices you make. Both styles offer unique opportunities to enhance the guest experience, so here’s a breakdown of what to consider for each.Stand-Up
New year. New you! That’s right it’s resolution season folks! That time of year where everyone starts to reevaluate their habits and do their best to make adjustments that will hopefully improve their overall well-being. As cliché as these annual rituals may seem, the one goal that never seems to fade is healthy eating. The clean eating, whole eating, better eating lifestyle has truly taken hold – and for good reason!
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Recently, I took a long-term client to meet with the event coordinator and chef at the venue for their upcoming corporate holiday event. We began the process of building their menu, which then inspired me to write this post.
When a menu is done well, it’s easy to take it for granted that it was an easy process to put it together. What initially sounds good by description doesn’t always translate well in both taste and presentation.