Keeping Busy - An Oklahoma Update

Things have been going well in Oklahoma City for us and Cafe Evoke Catering. We have been keeping busy with meetings and catering and I am happy with what we have gotten done. We have met with Banta Companies and several wedding and event planners since we have arrived and have several more meetings to have and get set up for our last full week here. It has gone fast. As for events, they have gone better than expected. Our first event was a reception for US Congresswoman Mary Fallin - a small but important event for us as many of the guests are people we want to be in front of. At this event, we had the chance to use our new ceramic cups and sauces we purchased while at Coffee Fest which was nice. I have to say that I felt a bit off that night, unfortunately, due to several things: First, we had not been able to use our equipment since having to take it all apart for the drive here. Secondly, we were using cups I had never poured into before. For those of you who know, it is somewhat tough to pour nice art into a cup that you have not used before. Thirdly, the event was in an older house with some older wiring which kept flipping the breaker. Despite these things, we ended up having a blast and putting some nice drinks out. I think it was somewhat like having that first quarter jitters like many of our football teams demonstrate. Our second event of the trip was this past Saturday - an open house for my parents in fact. This event was a big one for us as 300 or so people were invited and I would say at least half showed up at one point or another. We served close to 200 drinks in a four hour time frame and things went great. We got to try out some new menu items that went over better than expected and we met many new people. This event even lead to two new catering events while we are here which is great as that will put us in front of several hundred more people before we had back to Bozeman on December 11th. So, as it stands now, we have the following catering schedule: Friday, December 7th (time TBD - morning) Friday, December 7th (time TBD - late night) Saturday, December 8th @ 6:00pm Sunday, December 9th @ 6:00pm Monday, December 10th @ 10:30am As you can see, we have a nice amount of work left to do which is great. I also had a photographer come on Saturday who took many photos which I hope to share with you when we get them. We will have another shoot on Sunday evening which should complete all of the images we need for marketing material for the next few campaigns. More to come. Sorry for the lack of posts. Have a nice Monday. ...be bold Tagged: cafe evoke, coffee catering, coffee, espresso, tea, oklahoma city, oklahoma The Global Exchange Fair Trade Store is your Online Source for Socially Conscious Gifts