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Banquet Facilities vs. Restaurants
By Hanna Nilson
Any event where food is
involved requires careful planning and preparation. As you may very well
know, there are many types of banquet events; from a cozy dinner with
close friends and family to an extravagant wedding reception. For each
special occasion, there is a right reception facility. Now--where to
start?
There are many options to choose
from. First of all, there is a significant difference between hosting
your events at banquet facilities rather than restaurants. In fact,
banquets and banquet ceremonies have a long history of being extraordinary
events. People have been practicing this type of formal dinner gathering
for thousands of years. In
the Encyclopedia of Food
& Culture, ENotes.com
suggests that during medieval times, Kings and royalty would host their
banquet celebrations in honor of particular holidays, birthdays and other
special occasions including banquets for funerals or the knighting of a
son. In China, banquet events and banquet facilities have been used to
commemorate anything from sacrifices to weddings.
As opposed to trying to organize
an event at a restaurant, using a banquet facility can really broaden your
horizons. With banquet facilities, there is room for creativity in
selecting your banquet hall decorations, banquet hall entertainment,
banquet hall catering services etc. By taking advantage of such options,
one can make any special occasion more unique, personal and enjoyable.
Granted, there are some restaurants out there that make extra effort to
cater to their guest’s wants and needs. However, restaurants are not very
flexible when it comes to things such as rearranging floor plans,
providing particular selections of food and beverages, and allowing for
extra entertainment and décor. These are all things which are not just
available for banquet facilities--they are expected.
Unlike the limited services of a
restaurant; banquets and banquet facilities can make even the most
grandiose affairs an opportune reality. For example, FoodMall.org
lists some of the most extravagant banquets in their article
“History’s Top 10 Grand Banquets”. Some of the top ranking events
include a banquet in Rome, organized by Tigellinus for Nero in AD 64 which
comprised of more than 50 courses and roman delicacies. It’s said that
this banquet was hosted on a golden raft afloat the Marcus Agrippa’s lake.
Another such occasion was the wedding celebration in Florence of Marie de
Medici and Henry IV, 1600. The wedding featured over 50 courses and lasted
several days.
Now, it’s rare that people have
the need for banquet facilities that could sustain such large events.
Channel4.com recently posted an
article which compared some of the most significant banquets in history to
the dining habits of today. The article
“Top 10 Feasts in History” reads “When it comes to big formal
feasting, the stuff that’s in the history books focuses on religious,
political and aristocratic pageantry”. On the other hand, even the largest
of modern banquets tend to be more personal. For example weddings usually
call for the use of larger and more expensive banquet facilities, but even
then only the closest friends and family are invited to the wedding
reception dinner. Nonetheless, if or when the time comes for planning a
special event; banquet facilities are generally the favored venue for
servicing all your dining preferences.
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