Hospitality Capers

HALLOWEEN & SUPPORTING A FANTASTIC LOCAL CHARITY

A few years ago I worked at The Belconnen Premier Inn (BPI) as a Chef, then in Sales & Marketing, eventually working my way up to becoming the Assistant General Manager of the hotel. It gave me such a broad understanding of how front of house hotels works, and I got to have some awesome experiences being involved in some pretty amazing stuff too. We were all such a young team with plenty of energy & were up for the challenge to strive for that ‘point of difference’ & go above and beyond in the community with the events we did, with a goal to really making a name for ourselves.

My bucket list had a couple of things on it that actually required just the right mix of people and jobs. You see, ever since I was a little baby chef working at the National Convention Centre, I was always intrigued & wondered what it’d be like to put on events.  Not just any event, but events that directly helped those less fortunate than me. Things haven’t changed too much in that arena, perhaps the events are more high profile now, but back then, the challenge was to put on 4 community events each year in which the organisation I worked for actively raised funds, and put on a bloody good show doing it. Continue Reading

CHORIZO, FETTA & WILD HERB STUFFED CHICKEN

As some of you might have guessed, I’ve started a new job at a Marketing & Events company where I get to work on some of the Nations Capital finest events. We Canberran’s have some fabulous tourist venues and hospitality establishments, and I’m going to go out on a limb and say that we produce some pretty incredible stuff considering the size of our little city.

When I excepted the position at Earlybird, I found myself breathing a massive sigh of relief. You see I’ve been pretty restless & have been moving from job to job this past year, trying to find my fit, but at last I do believe I’ve found my dream job.

For years now, I have yearned to work with a dream team of people equally as passionate about the industry as I am, working on large events, events that are so big they are televised & sometimes even on an International platform.  Each day I wake feeling pumped about going into work, pure excitement runs through me as I drive the mini to work wondering…… who might I meet today? The Prime Minister perhaps? Which venue will I do a site inspection at? The National Gallery of Australia perhaps? I wonder if that exclusive client will like the copy I have written for their brand new website? Or if the design team can work with my ideas? I can’t reveal it all yet…. but stay tuned for more details. Continue Reading