BANQUET DEPT NOTES 4-22-14

BANQUET STAFF PLEASE NOTE: IN THE PAST THE KITCHEN BROUGHT THINGS LIKE PIZZA PLATTERS AND SERVING UTENSILS. NOW THIS IS OFFICIALLY OUR JOB. SOME THINGS ARE INCONVENIENT. PIZZA PLATTERS ARE HEAVY AND ALWAYS ON THE OTHER SIDE. I SUGGEST WHEN CAPTAINS ARE GOING OVER THE MENU WITH THE CHEF, THEY ASK THEM TO BRING THINGS LIKE THE PIZZA PLATTERS OVER WITH THEM. WE CAN WORK TOGETHER. AT THE END OF THE DAY, THOUGH, ANY THING THAT FALLS UNDER THE “SERVING” OF THE FOOD IS OUR JOB. THE COOK WE SERVE. THE CHEF WOULD ALSO LIKE US TO STOP MAKING COMMENTS ABOUT WHAT HAS HAPPENED IN THE PAST. THERE IS A NEW TEAM HERE AND THEY ARE DOING THINGS IN THE MANNER THEY FEEL IS BEST FOR THE BANQUET DEPARTMENT AS IT IS TODAY. IF YOU FEEL STRONGLY THAT THE KITCHEN’S NEW WAY OF DOING SOMETHING IS CAUSING PROBLEMS, THAT THE OLD WAY WAS BETTER, OR THAT THE KITCHEN IS NOT MEETING OUR STANDARDS IN SOME FASHION PLEASE EXPLAIN THE ISSUE TO ME AND I WILL APPROACH BRUCE. I WILL SAY THAT THE “STAFF” FEELS IT WORKED BETTER WHEN WE USED TO DO THINGS THIS WAY…. THE STAFF REPORTED THAT THE COLD FOOD WAS LATE, THE STAFF FELT THE HOT FOOD WAS NOT UP TO TEMPERATURE, ETC. YOU HAVE BETTER THINGS TO DO THAN ARGUE WITH THE CHEF AND I CAN HELP US BE MORE EFFICIENT BY TALKING TO HIM ABOUT SEVERAL THINGS AT ONCE WHEN AND WHERE HE’S IN A BETTER FRAME OF MIND TO LISTEN. LET ME FIGHT YOUR BATTLES FOR YOU, ITS PART OF WHAT I AM HERE TO DO. GREAT JOB ON THE BOOST EVENT!!! THAT SET UP ROCKED. GREAT SERVICE. THANK YOU EVERYONE.