Master chef Dan Clarke specialises in exquisite food, Sublime Drinks, great entertainment and a service that is professional and friendly.
Life’s tough as a trainee….Not really!
16/06/10 in General by Dan Clarke | 0 Comment
A day in the life of a trainee event co-ordinator…
9 am – I drive into the car park, I’m on time (it’s a miracle) ditch the car in a vacant space and bound into the office. Take off my coat and turn on the computer, and then undertake the most important job of the day – putting the kettle on! No doubt when Dan comes in he will demand a cup of tea, mind you it’s usually coffee he asks for when I’m making it (he thinks I can’t make tea!) I head back towards my computer as Laura Walks through the door, big smile and hugs as we discuss what we did over the weekend. The office begins to fill; once all the team are in we get to work. In the main office all you can hear is the taping of keys on the keyboards as each member of staff is going about their work. Laura replying to enquiries built up over the weekend, Andy organising staff for the upcoming event, and me replying to the brides who have booked Eastlands Estate as their wedding venue.
10 @ 10 – not entirely sure what it stands for, but it must be important because Dan comes down from above (his office is on the 1st floor) and we all discuss the important stuff going on in the business, the Red Anywhere NEWS! (Almost as exciting as the regular news!!)
Back to work. By this point Dan has phoned down to me or Laura and requested another cup of tea, so I jump to it and scuttle off to the coffee area and re fill the kettle, once it’s boiled I whisk another steaming cup of coffee up to Dan, then thunder back. I settle myself behind my vast desk and begin to type up notes and responses to our brides.
12.15 pm Andy and I have a meeting at Eastlands with a bride and groom who are due to be married in a couple of weeks. I pack up their notes and print off planners, snatch up a few pens and dash out the door, jump into Andy’s van and then we’re off. The meeting isn’t until 1 pm, but it’s a long way to Eastlands (especially when Andy’s driving) fuel light flashes, and we head for a petrol station. It’s all a devious ploy of Andy’s to stop and get a MacDonald’s! Now Andy and the van are fully fuelled and ready for our meeting. We arrive at the stunning Estate and park up. We meet the clients and discuss their forthcoming wedding. Then it’s back to the office to type up the meeting notes and make Dan more coffee.
3 pm arrive back at the office just in time to set up the tasting room for this afternoons meeting, ‘It’s Tasting Time’ I lay up the meeting room with cutlery, crockery and glassware, as Laura welcomes the clients. I take my seat in the meeting at Laura’s side to take notes and learn ‘how a pro does it!’ We sit through canapés, starter and main all the while my stomach growling, trying desperately to concentrate on the conversation going on in front of me. Finally dessert is served, its hell, Dan always creates indescribable food but wow dessert is unbelievable, and to say I have a sweet tooth is an understatement! Finally the torture is over and the clients leave.
4.30 pm again I nip off to flick the kettle on and run Dan’s final cup of coffee to his office. I don’t know anyone who drinks as much coffee as him (although I always seem to bring down a half full cup!). Final hour of the work day and time for every office junior’s favourite job, filing, actually I have spent hours organising the files and correspondence so no one dares touch them, okay so I might be a bit obsessive. But at least now everything’s in order!
5.30 pm computer off, files away, kettle empted and lights off. Were all off down the pub! (If we’re lucky Dan might buy the first round!)
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