Arabian Nights - Round 2

1 month of decision making, 2 weeks of preparation, 3 days of sourcing ingredients, a weekend for mise en place, late for work a couple of times, half a days set up……..and finally……

John Michael gives us Arabian nights! And it was well worth the wait!

We entered the candlelit Bedouin to be greeted by Abu (aka Piran) the helper boy, offering a selection of delicious cocktails known as the LOLA Oasis and made with a special ingredient of Turkish vodka (an aniseed infused vodka). In the background we had desert imagery and JMR’s favourite soundtrack Arabesque creating the Persian vibe.

With guests that included Mustafa, Princess Jasmine, a belly dancer and the Ghost of Gaddafi it was sure to be a fancy affair.

The light selection of home made hummus, freshly marinated olives and flat bread to begin with was the perfect opener. That was followed by a delectable Moroccan chicken served with apricot cous cous. Rose wines, beer and a few more rounds of LOLA Oasis washed down the main before we topped it off with some Turkish delight.

Abu had a busy night with the Arabian ladies making good use of the servant bell and we all learnt more than we bargained for about our little belly dancer!

All in all a magnificent effort from JMR who has set the bar very high for Round 3.

 

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Feel Invited!

Employee of the Month

Benjamin Collard

BIG congratulations to Benjamin Collard who is our LOLA employee of the month for October. One of LOLA’s finest chefs, Ben gathered a wide range of culinary experience whilst working in France, Spain, Morocco and Mali. After eighteen months of independent overland travel on motorbike, from West Yorkshire through Western Europe, North Africa to Ivory Coast, Benjamin joined LOLA in the beginning of 2011. Since then he has worked at various types of events including barbeques, weddings and big corporate parties. He is also one of our regulars at Wembley Stadium. All of the LOLA clients love him! Ben does a great job both at the small private parties and the big events. Ben’s hard work and dedication make him a great asset for LOLA. In September he worked a record long shift of 23.5 hours! Woah! Well done Ben!

Also special mention to Sergio Velasquez who has been nominated as a ’LOLA Star’ this month and as a result we’re happy to offer a pay increase.

Thanks again guys, great job!

LOLA Dinner Winners - Round 1 - Poland

Round 1 – Dinner Winners – Paula (ably assisted by Madre) served up a delightful Polish feast of Pierogi, Krokiety, Golabki (pigeons?) and baby potatoes for our inaugural cooking contest.

Washed down with Polish beer and of the smoothest Vodka on earth it was a successful start to what is hotting up as a tight competition.

Special points for the tealights in the shape and colour of the Polish flag and the educational video (did you know Copernicus was Polish?). Lost points for the table cloth you set on fire.

Round 2 – John Michael and the Great American Fried coming up…….

Well done girls!  

 

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The Warm Up

Finally we convinced Carolina to go for a run!

 

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LOLA HQ House Warming Drinks....Thanks for Coming

Thanks for coming and lovely to see everyone that popped in for a drink to christen the new LOLA office.

For those that couldn’t make it this time, we look forward to having a drink at The North Star (our new local) soon.

Team LOLA

 

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HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!

A very happy Halloween to all of our wonderful and very sporting clients who we visited for Halloween yesterday.

As we dressed our Halloween Hit Squad we did wonder – ‘Will they be arrested? Will people think they are being robbed? What if some big warehouse manager clobbers one of the girls as she runs out?’

Despite limited vision through their Morph Suits, the squad did an amazing job surprising some terrified receptionists and event managers. Along the way they even managed to distribute a load of treats and a few witches’ fingers.

Thankfully our Awesome Foursome made it back to HQ safely. Our liability insurance was intact and we had a few great stories of drive-by Halloween hits to share. Big thanks to Jack, Ivan and the two Rachels for being our brave little Halloween Guinea Pigs!

 

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