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[PRIME] Pre-PAX Dinner: Get Involved
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No really, thanks Beta. Your experience in these matters does not go unheeded.
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It's actually not that terribly far from the TWDT, especially because it is right on Pike, where no fewer than 3 separate bus routes go from straight up to Cap Hill. I wouldn't discount it if we can get a screaming deal on the prices.
I can't believe I just typed support for Hard Rock Cafe, but there it is.
From now on it should be "The Place that Shall Not Be Named"
Also, the Food Truck scene has changed a LOT in the past two years. I'll give the guys over at Maximus/Minimus a jingle with some very concrete questions based on Beta's advice, and see if they can do catering speed service.
If the trucks arrived last time ready to serve as if it were just a regular lunch service, ie: without preorders and the idea that each dish would be cooked to order then yeah, there's no way that would work. But if they arrive with meals prepared or just need a few seconds to assemble (the whole idea behind a prix-fixe pre-order) then the wait would no longer be an isue. Exchange ticket for plate. Done.
Any time you deal with a food provider who is working outside of their normal purview, you have to be explicitly clear and well-planned about how they'll deal with the changes. In our case it's order quantity and service.
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Oh wow.
Well, that's too bad. With the right planning, anything can work out well. But if the community feels that strongly about it then it's probably not a great idea. The PPD should be inclusive, not alienating.
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Has somebody reached out to FRED Wildlife yet? Just curious.
Suggested venue questions:
1. Rental rates and fees - all of them.
2. Catering space or outdoor BBQ/Pig Roast/Cooking space
3. Wheelchair accessiblity?
4. Can it be set up with a bar and also be all ages?
5. Are they willing to donate a portion of the rental cost or sales to Child's Play?
6. Event contact name and number
I'll take Shoe Repair and Barca, since I've already contacted them.
Anybody want to buy out the Wild Rose? :winky:
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Heh. I was thinking of buying out The Cuff. They have big monitors for videos/video gaming, as well as monitors above the bar. We could buy out the dog run, patio, and lower portion.
I'll take Sun Liquor (since I have already started that line), and I'll contact FRED if courtneyj hasn't done so yet.
Also, when asking about catering, don't forget to ask if they have a preferred caterer and will cut us a break if we use them.
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There is no way in hell I would miss that. Let's get our Bears on!
I'll totally ask. I know that most Thursdays, the downstairs doesn't open until 8-ish anyways for Beareoke. So, it may actually be feasible.
Also, mmmm...bears.
Wut?
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Bears is the new slang word for beers these days. Where have you been?
Bears! (NSFW, language...borderline visual content)
Grrrrrrrr.
Puts a new spin on:
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After talking to a lot of caterers and restaurant owners over the past two weeks, and after looking at the price point for the PPD at East this year, I'm going to go on a limb here and say that unless someone can find a buddy who will cater the dinner at Cost, we're probably looking at $18-$25 per ticket for anything except frozen lasagna, and nobody in Stuffy Seattle will serve frozen lasagna, as the profit margin is too slim. For the record, I don't think that $25 per ticket is a problem but again, it's Seattle. I'm sure someone will be loudly unappy if we don't meet last year's price point.
THAT SAID, I've got some calls out to the Art Institute, where I know someone on the staff, and to the SCCC culinary school, where I know no one on the staff. Perhaps the students would give us a better rate.
OR - how about doing something really simple, like a burger bbq? Pay an ala carte caterer like the one above to come and set up a giant catering grill out front, and do burgers, dogs, etc... We could pick up sides, desserts and specialty stuff like gluten-free buns ourselves at the grocery store.
OR - how does everyone feel about the idea of Drop Off catering? We could pick it up and set it up ourselves, or have someone drop it off but the idea is that it's a no-service buffet. Platters and dishes are set out and we just serve ourselves.
(The folks I was hoping would do the pig roast don't have a food service permit, it turns out. Not okay for this event.)
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I was also thinking of the whole restaurant rental option and just ordering off the menu, but doing 120 checks at once is probably hell, and they'd be unwilling to split checks like that for such a big group...and I don't want to do the whole split-the-check-up thing.
I'm trying to think of alternatives right now...
It comes down to how important is that $5 difference in ticket prices. Maybe we're overthinking it? We can get catering for around $18 per person easily, plus if we get a rental space (not if we got Barca, it's free) then it works out to around another $2 per person. That would hit the $20-$25 price point depending on the specifics.
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The Cuff, easily.
I'd be curious about The Highline, or renting out part of the Canterbury? I don't think we could close down Quinns or Smith. Liberty Bar's back room (as well as Charlies' back room) seems a bit small for that.
120 is a sizable number. I'll go inquire at Daddy Jeff tonight for The Cuff, as that could easily hold 120. The Cuff's contact link is broken right now, so I'll go in person over at Doghouse. I think he's been there quite often.
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Three Words: Foie Gras and Frites
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Wait, what is my wallet being volunteered for?
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Actually that makes a good point, personally (IMHO, having planned a few things before) I'd build in some extra cost for "shrink" as it were. $1/ticket or somesuch. Worst case scenerio you don't need it and can Donate it to Child's Play or what have you.
My two words are bone marrow. OMG, so good.
I don't have the money to pay the difference, unless I got a roommate that could pay more than half rent.
inorite!? I get a pavlovian response now every time I see a beef bone since I had it there.
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Why is Barca free? Because of the no-host bar?
Is there a restaurant we could just buy out for the night? Problem is, it's Thursday night and Thursday is usually a decent night for sales. I've got numbers from my friend but I think they may be a little high. I could probably talk him lower if we go with him and use Barca. He was talking buffet with salad, pasta station, MEAT.
We don't have confirmed freeness for them this year yet but last year they basically gave us the mezzanine in exchange for drink sales. Plus they comp'ed us free fountain drinks. The downside is that it's neither all-ages, nor is it wheelchair accessible.
(After meeting @FacelessCog at East this year, and reading about all the folks under 21 who are coming to PAX, my personal mission is to try to get an all-inclusive dinner this year if at all possible.)
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@LexiconGrrl would you like to contact them, or should I? I figure if you contacted them, since they have relationships with caterers and you've been talking with catering companies, you could. It's just another option.
I'm still hot for Shoe Repair as an option.
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But, I figured Melrose Market (Melrose btw Pike and Pine) was a decent spot since its right next to the convention center for the ones who can't get into TWDT, and its in between for people trying to get to TWDT.
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