Room for Negotiation
Venues & Hotels
Ballrooms, room blocks, and the fine print.
The Venues & Hotels section is purposefully satire — every person, company and price is invented
The Brunch Bread Olympics: A Planner’s Guide to Not Running Out of Bagels
Toast keeps the title. The bagel’s four-hundred-year campaign falls one dozen short.
White House Ballroom Opens for Rentals; Parking Is $85, Motorcades Count as Cars
The $400 million room seats up to 999. Whether you do is a separate review.
DMC Quietly Fixes Entire Program While Client Debates Welcome-Drink Garnish
The destination experience turns out to require someone who knows the destination.
Next section · Service Included
F&B →Buffet guarantees, banquet politics, and the service charge.
New Survey Sets Maximum Size for Hors d'Oeuvres: One Bite, Two Chews
Cocktail party guests say some hors d'oeuvres are too big to eat while standing, drinking, and talking.
$14 Snickers Defended as “Las Vegas Pricing” by Everyone Who Has Ever Been There
A Snickers and a Gatorade rang up at $24. Nobody bought them. Everybody laughed.
The Brunch Bread Olympics: A Planner’s Guide to Not Running Out of Bagels
Toast keeps the title. The bagel’s four-hundred-year campaign falls one dozen short.