A Plan for Extending Hospitality Dining EtiquetteSocial and Business Hospitality

Over the Counter Etiquette
By Harold Almon baesoe.com

Have a plan for extending hospitality, just in case you get to be moderately successful. Have a way of, Giving Back," to go along with that reason for “Saying Thank You.” Each is to be done publicly, and with as much discreet fanfare as possible. Make known your hospitality plan.

Make a book. Get a loose-leaf view binder and some top loading document protectors. Place a copy of each document that supports your plan in a document protector. Place each document protector in your book in plan order.

You may elect to write in your book in pencil. You may share your binder or support documents with your public or promotional partner. ________________________________

Tell each person you mentor about your book and about how you provide hospitality. Assemble a hospitality team.

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Have each member take a professional photograph; make a bio benefit resume, and take lessons in dance.

Be mindful of the traditions and restrictions of each guest. Establish a checklist for each event, theme, location, time, place, drink, and menu. Combine culture complements. Blend cuisine and flavors. Note the table setting, serving pieces, and ambient decorations in each environment. Organize, the goal: to make each person at your event feel warm, comfortable, and welcome; the job: to keep track.

Eliminate anything that could be offensive to anyone. Review your plan before issuing any invitation. Revise it anytime something in it fails to provide a desired outcome.

Moving to a New Community/ Meeting New People

Before moving to a new community, leave pleasant memories with your present one. Leave your last place clean. You can practice an old custom of leaving the broom in the house to wish the new comers well.

Send a note of thanks for any farewell party. You can send notification of your new address. It may convey thanks and let the recipients know that you do not intend to forget them.

When you get to the new location, locate a church, coffee shop, and or tavern in which you feel comfortable. Obtain a detailed local map on how to get someone to each. Locate streets that are neat to revisit, before or while touring the town.

Look for stores and trades people that appeal to you. (Get acquainted with any building/house staff– where they exist; enlist the aid of a superintendent, doorman, concierge, and maintenance person.) Wait to call upon established residents until they have called upon you. Return any visit or hospitality received.

Make friends with residents, a willing neighbor, and the community gradually. Begin slowly, informally, and with a few people.

You can elect to learn something about the history of the new community. This might be done preferably before moving to it.

Find someone with whom you share a sport, game, or activity. You can volunteer with or join an organization or club YMCA, Eagles, Moose, Gun Club, College alumnae or fraternal association, Ethnic Club, Elks, Masons, Country club, Swim/Tennis Club, 2nd Level Country Club, Exclusive Club, or the United Way. Avoid joining organizations indiscriminately. Chose those to which your personal knowledge and experience will enable you to contribute something.

Avoid getting into local politics when you can. You can serve on a political party committee, when restraint is near impossible.

You may be drawn together by another person’s work. This working relationship may determine to some degree your social obligations. Obligations are to be fulfilled to these acquaintances.

Pick a promotional and a public partner wisely. The promotional or public partner or a spouse is to direct your social activities. This partner is to take part from the wings. This can require a degree of mutual tact and personal compromise.

Avoid giving large cocktail parties. Dinner invitations are to come when you have widened your circle to invite people who you know will interest each other.

Rocking Your Cradle New to the Community - Hosting People Visiting Your City

Rocking your cradle is what to do when you move to a new community and what you do when someone is visiting you. Make a list of each place someone is to see when in your community or when you serendipitously run into a tourist and you want to show that person things to do and see. (You can use this list as a Table of Contents (for details located in a separate binder.) You may use this list to do an engine search for each item in each city you visit. One use is for rocking your cradle; the other is mastering your away trip. Enjoy your cradle. Let’s rock.

During walking tours, one of these places can be where everyone agrees to meet at start.

Man Etiquette on Valentines Day 2011 - It Begins on Friday Over the Counter Etiquette

Over the Counter Etiquette
by Harold Almon  baesoe.com
There is to be: Flowers: who is she going to show her bouquet to? And ..gush about you to? (No it does not have to be a dozen. It can be a single red rose, following the ones you have given on random Tuesday mornings. She will tell them so.)

There may be chocolates. Who is she going to share her them with –? (Folks at the office.)

There is to be a card that on the outside says, “From Your Valentine:” or “For my Valentine.” On the inside it can say, “ I….. You. Honor, Appreciate, Thank, Crave, and Love. - Insert word at will. I do." If you want someone new to be your Valentine your card might read, “If I declare war on you, would that help you capture me?”

Etiquette: the card is to go inside an envelope:front facing to the back.

At the door – Balloons with a note that says, “Love lives within.” A bubble bath: if she never takes it. A movie rental: This night: something she woul pick.

A note, it could say, “You should be sleepy. I have loved you all day while you were away.”

Sunday Feb 14 -This time you get to wake up early. Breakfast in bed. This time, there is time. The menu: Juice and something sparkling, it can be in the juice, Croissants, Cream Cheese and fruit with berries and Crème, – on a tray. Oh yes and coffee, French Vanilla. – and chocolate chips.

A menu card may list the courses for her. A rose is to go in a bud vase or to be lain across the tray: Etiquette: A tray for someone is to have a place mat on it - It can be made of paper, ( like at Micky Ds.)

There is to be time to sleep in. – to cuddle outside of the bed, - and to take that walk ‘cause you promised.

There is dinner to be ordered in (the restaurant will need the seats, or a rest from Friday and Saturday.) It can be a picnic on the floor in front of the TV: I would say fireplace,- and maybe, but this too is a movie rental night.

Candles: Candle wicks are to be pre-lit, put out, and then ready to be lit again. Here you will need another rose for her place setting and another menu card (Sign this one at the end of the night.) For now, establish a cover: a place setting for one. Then make another. – Next to each place setting you may place a piece of chocolate.

Food: Your caterer can be a local restaurant or grocery store. It can be a Big… Served on a plate. Cut in half. There is to be something to drink with that. Blanc de Blanc, or it can be "Virgin."

There is to be dessert: A Milk shake with White Chocolate & Raspberries, in a glass & Coffee, in a cup: & Cherry almond Biscotti. You get my drift.

There is to be rose pedals placed inside the pillow, so that when laundry is done, the day is remembered. There is to be a mint- what’s next goes best without bad breath…

There is to be a gift: something stuffed or jewelry; something that can be kept forever.

And there is to be sleep…“You should sleep well tonight. I have loved you all day long.” This year Valentines Day is on Monday, - Yes you still have to go to work; - take the cell. – Call someone. It is almost Valentines morning.

For My Valentine:

I would defy law, and risk death
for the previlege of marrying you again.