International week: Farewell
dinner at Restaurant Eetvartti on Thursday 29 November
The idea was to arrange a dinner
for teachers of Tampere University of applied sciences and their international
guests. Number of participators was 70. Dinner’s theme was to spread some Finnish
Christmas spirit and give a good sample of high quality Finnish food ingredients.
The project team and working staff were hospitality management students.
As a group (2nd year students of Degree Programme in Hotel and Restaurant) Management) we first started to plan our theme and the atmosphere we wanted to create. It was important that we had enough space and supplies to organize dinner for 90 persons (number of participators at the beginning). The most important task of the dinner was to sufficiently inform the staff in order to be sure that everybody was on the same page.
Our menu was:
Amuse bouche:
White fish tartar and malt bread
Starter:
Beetroot soup and goat cheese
mousse
Main course:
Turkey breast, cranberry sauce,
potato-mushroom press and vegetables
Dessert:
Chocolate cake, sea buckthorn
parfait, sea buckthorn syrup, lingonberry-vanilla jelly and lingonberry sauce
The IWBAS final dinner also
offered some entertainment. First the students welcomed the visiting professors
and TAMK staff. After a brief slideshow the guests were ushered downstairs to
have dinner. There were some more welcoming speeches and a band playing
Christmas songs in both English and Finnish. In the end the guests were also
invited to join in and sing some Christmas carols. Judging by the applause and
"We want more!" shouts the band was a huge success.
After all our dinner
succeeded beyond expectations. Because everything was precisely planned and our
project team was very motivated from the beginning, it was easy to make the grade. Happy
faces and empty plates of the guests were a proof of our good team work.
Text: Emmi Vihersaari ja Lauri Ronkainen
Photos: Riitta Brännare
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