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How to manage dietary requirements at a retreat
A guest tells you at registration that she can't eat something; you send the list to the caterer, and the plated meals go perfectly. Then there's a reception with forty unlabeled things on trays. This post covers what to collect, who it goes to, and the step that catches an error before it reaches somebody.
The vendor questions no one preps you for
Vendors ask questions that assume you've already decided things you haven't thought about yet, and answering on the spot is how you end up committed to something. This post covers what they'll ask and what to have ready.
Everyone's gone home, and the plan is to deal with the rest next week, once you've caught up on your own business. By then, the small details are already fading. This post covers the three things still open after your last guest leaves, and which one disappears first.