The Dinner Reception 
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HTC 4043
Dinner Reception
For every hospitality student in term 1, there is always a tradition to have a get-together dinner offered by the students in term 5. This dinner was held on the 24th of October 2013, Thursday at 7:00PM. The venue of this dinner was located at Thyme & Tarragon restaurant, a fine dining restaurant under Taylor’s University School of Hospitality, Tourism & Culinary Arts (TCHT) which is operated by all hospitality and culinary arts students to practice their new found skills. There was also a welcome drink served at the Tangerine Deck half an hour before the dinner starts. The refreshing beverage offered was called ‘Nojito’. It was similar to a cocktail called ‘Mojito’, except that this drink does not contain alcohol.
This year, the concept of the dinner was ‘Bring the Time Back to 70’s’ which requires students to dress up like the hippies back in the 1970’s. On that night, the restaurant was decorated according to the theme in a funky, retro way. There was a disco ball and also reuseable CDs as decorations. When the clock strikes 7:00PM, the host welcomed the guests into the restaurant with a friendly smile. The service provided was a plated service. The orange table setting gave a cheerful, cordial atmosphere and was set according to a table d'hôte menu. As soon as everyone was seated, the waiter and waitress picked up the nicely folded rose napkin on the table and placed it on the guests’ lap carefully. The menu was placed on the table. This can assure guests to find out what they will be served on that day and if they have any allergic reaction to it or not. On that night, the reception was started with a short speech by the programme director, Mr. Alex Stephen. Then, the host kick-started the party with an ice-breaker game. Later on, the appetiser called ‘Meatballs Ratatouille Nicoise’ was served. It has three meatballs with an option of beef or chicken, served with diced tomatoes, onions, zucchini,
HTC 4043
Dinner Reception
For every hospitality student in term 1, there is always a tradition to have a get-together dinner offered by the students in term 5. This dinner was held on the 24th of October 2013, Thursday at 7:00PM. The venue of this dinner was located at Thyme & Tarragon restaurant, a fine dining restaurant under Taylor’s University School of Hospitality, Tourism & Culinary Arts (TCHT) which is operated by all hospitality and culinary arts students to practice their new found skills. There was also a welcome drink served at the Tangerine Deck half an hour before the dinner starts. The refreshing beverage offered was called ‘Nojito’. It was similar to a cocktail called ‘Mojito’, except that this drink does not contain alcohol.
This year, the concept of the dinner was ‘Bring the Time Back to 70’s’ which requires students to dress up like the hippies back in the 1970’s. On that night, the restaurant was decorated according to the theme in a funky, retro way. There was a disco ball and also reuseable CDs as decorations. When the clock strikes 7:00PM, the host welcomed the guests into the restaurant with a friendly smile. The service provided was a plated service. The orange table setting gave a cheerful, cordial atmosphere and was set according to a table d'hôte menu. As soon as everyone was seated, the waiter and waitress picked up the nicely folded rose napkin on the table and placed it on the guests’ lap carefully. The menu was placed on the table. This can assure guests to find out what they will be served on that day and if they have any allergic reaction to it or not. On that night, the reception was started with a short speech by the programme director, Mr. Alex Stephen. Then, the host kick-started the party with an ice-breaker game. Later on, the appetiser called ‘Meatballs Ratatouille Nicoise’ was served. It has three meatballs with an option of beef or chicken, served with diced tomatoes, onions, zucchini,