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Re: banquet tickets (was Re: South Course...)

To: "Greg" <greno@sunflower.com>, "Mari L Clements" <mrndr2@juno.com>,
Subject: Re: banquet tickets (was Re: South Course...)
From: "Rocky Entriken" <rocky@tri.net>
Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2000 06:30:26 -0500
Now, that's just what I heard a couple of years ago (when the food markedly
improved).

Considering the Capitol Plaza was built on the Expocentre grounds, it seems
to make sense that it have something to do with Expocentre catering.

But Yeah, Service America "owns" Heartland Park. They've even taken over the
former Wendy's shack in the paddock. I understand a case of pop goes for $30
when they cater it to one of the drag tower suites. Hmmmm. $8 for the pop,
$1 for the ice, $21 for the, uh, what? Maybe that's the vigorish.

--Rocky

-----Original Message-----
From: Greg <greno@sunflower.com>
To: Rocky Entriken <rocky@tri.net>; Mari L Clements <mrndr2@juno.com>;
autox@autox.team.net <autox@autox.team.net>
Date: Monday, September 18, 2000 9:57 PM
Subject: Re: banquet tickets (was Re: South Course...)


>> the Capitol Plaza hotel has been built,
>>and I understand the hotel is now handling the catering of our little do
>
>I thought Service America had a contract with all the major players in
town,
>ie...Heartland Park, Expo Center, and other attractions in Topeka. I know
>for instance, my company gets a tower suite every year at Heartland Park
for
>the upcoming Craftsman Nationals to entertain our larger customers. Service
>America is to get all food and beverage revenue. We can't even bring in a
>keg with out using their $2.00 cups or $.50 napkins. I can't imagine them
>allowing anyone but them to serve at the Expo.
>Greg Reno
>Mazda MX-3 GS V6
>#36 ES
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Rocky Entriken" <rocky@tri.net>
>To: "Mari L Clements" <mrndr2@juno.com>; <autox@autox.team.net>
>Sent: Monday, September 18, 2000 5:05 PM
>Subject: Re: banquet tickets (was Re: South Course...)
>
>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Mari L Clements <mrndr2@juno.com>
>> To: autox@autox.team.net <autox@autox.team.net>
>> Date: Monday, September 18, 2000 1:22 PM
>> Subject: Re: banquet tickets (was Re: South Course...)
>>
>>
>> >> For those of us that could not make it,
>> >> how was the food this year?
>> >
>> >The vegetarian entrees were lovely (portabello mushrooms over angel hair
>> >pasta Wednesday, vegetarian lasagne Friday).  As a veteran of many,
many,
>> >many catered banquet type things, I learned that vegetarian is safer
than
>> >mystery meat.  The chocolate cake Wednesday night and the carrot cake
>> >Friday night were yummy.
>> >
>>
>>
>> After the banquet debacles of a few years back, the food has improved
>> markedly. But since said debacle, the Capitol Plaza hotel has been built,
>> and I understand the hotel is now handling the catering of our little do.
>> Hardly mystery meat -- in fact, the menus were announced in advance.
>> Wednesday night was London Broil, delicious. Serve it again next year,
>> please. Friday was Santa Fe Chicken. Never heard of that before, but
>> basically it was Mexican (my wife says, New Mexican), very tasty chicken
>> breast with bacon. Somehow extra plates appeared at my table. They were
>not
>> wasted.  :-)
>>
>> --Rocky
>>
>


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