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Graham’s Pizzeria Christmas Party

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Today we had our Christmas party in Graham’s Bar Restaurant. The idea of the party is to say thank you to the regular clients who have patronized our business over the past year.

If you want enough people to turn up this near to Christmas when they have so many other things to do, you have to offer them things to eat and drink that are a little bit special.

We offered one main beverage which was free (Vino Caldo), and soft drinks for children. All other drinks had to be paid for. Vino Caldo is a good choice, as people don’t get a chance to sample it very often, as they tend not to make it at home and few bars or restaurants offer it.

In the winter vino caldo is made from a base of hot red wine and the aroma of cinnamon simply never fails to get people warmed up and chatting away. Of course you must have something to nibble at as well but do avoid anything shop bought and clichéd like crisps or mixed nuts with dried fruit.

You must use your party to show off both your creativity and your expertise by coming up with something that your clients will regard as both unusual and prepared especially for them.

Carla, who is working in our restaurant prepared some wonderful canapés to a Chilean recipe, the basis of which was French bread coated with beaten egg, chopped chives and crabmeat and then grilled.

We put on several other exiting dishes to pick at and the party turned out to be a real success. We have shown that we care about our regular customers and we are sure that they will be loyal to us in the New Year.

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