Who says a summer in New Orleans can’t be profitable?!
July has been a very busy month for us! Thank goodness!
We started the month by having our streets, hotels and restaurants booked by folks heading into town for Essence fest.
With headliners Beyonce, John Legend, Al Green and Ne-Yo how could the city not be packed? We played our first part by catering the Hennessey Black brunch. Hennessey requested a black themed menu along with all black décor, cocktails etc. There was a confessional set up in a private area for guests to “confess their Essence Festival sins” and local celebs throughout. Everyone wore the signature fedora and had a blast!
Next on the list was private parties hosted by the likes of Marcus Spears and a closing party for Essence Magazine. The closing party didn’t start till the wee hours of the morning and didn’t conclude until the sun was creeping up. It’s a good thing there was food to keep everyone going in between the fabulous cocktails mixed by LePhare.
Take a look at a video put together by our friends at Hennessey to document the weekend: www.collinsmetu.com/essence2009/
As Essence wrapped up we welcomed T.Y.Lin International to New Orleans. They are not only the brains behind some of the world’s most prominent bridges and airports but they are a very fun group. It took many months of planning but the end result was perfect. The group snacked on passed hors d’ oeuvres and listened to a jazz trio as they prepared themselves for a memorable meal. Dunn and Sonnier made elegant centerpieces from English garden flowers and the restaurant was illuminated by candlelight. Everyone took home pralines, New Orleans cookbooks and a Café Du Monde apron as a parting gift along with a full belly!
Thank you to Maribel who was a joy to work with!
During the middle of the month New Orleans gladly hosted the Microsoft convention! Microsoft brought thousands to our city and we were fortunate enough to plan a wonderful reception hosted by Symantic.
Restaurant Cuvee was the perfect setting to get away from meetings and enjoy a fantastic glass of wine! The evening was livened up as many X-Box 360’s and Kindle’s were given away throughout the night. Everyone left the evening with a tote filled with new software! It was quite the treat for all of us!
On the other side of the lake Dakota was keeping busy with packed lobster nights and an awesome anniversary lunch menu! Dakota hosted the Chamber “Breakfast of Champions” which is always a wonderful to-do. So many of our customers are involved with the Chamber so having them in our doors at such an early hour is quite the treat! The Chamber keeps all of us on our toes and involved in our local community!
Thank you for being such an amazing part of the north shore!
More to come…
-Bridgette
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