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Wednesday,June 2nd, 2010

JW Marriott Grande Lakes – Fun Foodies!

We dare you! 

 OK, we dared them! 

 The culinary team at this hotel is just absolutely, amazingly creative!  For any of you who have been fortunate enough to participate at the Marriott Masters held there or one of the road shows they have done with their Iron Chef event – you know what we’re talking [...]

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Tuesday,October 20th, 2009

Airport Food That’s Better for Me?

This article seemed timely, since I’m headed out tomorrow for the first city of five in our e4 site selection process for 2010 and 2011.  So I’ll be in lots of airports over the next 4-5 weeks, and of course I had to read this and be guilted over my favorite airport snack [...]

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Wednesday,August 12th, 2009

Halal, Kosher and Celiac! OH MY!

Do you get the question, “Why are you a Meeting Planner? For myself, it was an easy transition.  I was the youngest of five children in a large Irish Catholic family.  Honestly, daily meals were food and beverage functions and birthdays were special events.  I took the skills learned at an early age and [...]

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Friday,July 10th, 2009

Food & Beverage Planning for a Greener and Cheaper Meeting

When planning food and beverage for your convention, the first thing we generally consider is what we have to spend.  There are several great ways to ensure that you are spending somewhat less, making smarter choices and making a positive impact on the environment and the local community where your meeting is being [...]

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Tuesday,July 7th, 2009

Special Event – What about Bob?

A key networking component of many conferences is the special event or gala. In the midst of planning, like most, I get tied up in the budget and tasks, forgetting it is suppose to be a fun and memorable event.

With so many different personalities in meeting planning.  It is very easy to forget the attendee demographic!  [...]