feed the world. And us too, please...

Some might say hearing about other people’s work parties is only marginally less yawn-inspiring than watching someone else’s child perform in a school nativity play. But we don’t think most work parties include Brenda from the X-Factor (and Chicago, obviously) performing in Wetherspoons, or a waiter who’s idea of silver-service is to hover over your shoulder for fifteen minutes as he scoops each carrot up with a spoon.

Still, it’s not where you are at this time of year, it’s who you’re with that counts. Which is why lastminute.com didn’t particularly mind being seated upstairs at the Box Office Awards lunch the other day, right next to the loo.  In spite of the table for 12 only being set for 10, it didn’t seem to matter that the party went on without us downstairs, especially when Mark did the old ‘helium sing song’ after a star shaped balloon injection played on those vocal chords. 

Feed the World has never sounded so good…

Actually, as the afternoon went on and the volume from our table hit an all-time high, it became evident that if there was any conspiracy involved as to the seating arrangements, we’d probably just been placed where no one could hear us.  Luckily, chucking the obligatory corks off the balcony into the crowds made sure people knew of our presence.  Hey, it wasn’t our fault – if they didn’t feed us so much Wolf Blatt with our chocolate bombs, we wouldn’t have had a problem. Probably.
But saying that, not even the good people at ‘the naughty table’ failed to jiggle raunchily to Brenda’s trio of tunes, even if we could barely see her.

Still, we’re not ones to moan and groan over here. We know the true meaning of Christmas is not to have the best seat at the best table in the best venue in town.  (That’s reserved for the Easter buffet). The first Christmas dinner of the season was a welcome lunch time treat for all of us and a jolly fun time was had by all. Even if the service was so slow it gave a whole new meaning to the words ‘cold turkey’.

Think you can plan a better party? Hit here for our Christmas ideas