Discussion Post: New Year's Eve Dinner
Read the scenario and address the checklist items and submission requirements before posting your response to the textbox using a minimum of 250 words. Your response is private and only shared with your instructor.
You practiced with catering and the menu as well as best practices in the learning activity. Now you will plan a conference dinner menu based on quality, the budget, and the client's desired event theme of Asia meets the Western U.S. for 250 people for New Year's Eve. The event venue is located in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. The budget is $60,000 for the meal and $10,000 for any other table incidentals.
Checklist:
a) Provide a menu for 250 guests based on quality ingredients, the budget, and the type of food service you would recommend.
b) Itemize the costs of each dish for one person. (Do some research on the Internet.)
c) Show a final cost for the meal (one meal's cost × 250 guests) with gratuity.
d) Are you providing any other items at each table that should be included in the incidentals budget based on industry best practices in the learning activity?
e) Did you earn a profit? Explain. (You can use the breakeven point tutorial found in the learning activity in this unit.)
The response must include a reference list. Using Times New Roman 12 pnt font, double-space, one-inch margins, and APA style of writing and citations.