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Published On: Jun 07, 2009 12:29 PM
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Published On: Jun 07, 2009 12:29 PM
Festival week 1, Elfes, concert dinner, and Hanski
It's been a pretty usual week for the time of
year...
Most of the Elfes left on Saturday...ordering 30 cheeseburgers and fries with cokes
Hanski has been off most of the time with her foot problem
At the same, Alan was organizing a special evening for the Swiss-Russian Cultural Foundation and the board meeting for the following day
Most of the Elfes left on Saturday...ordering 30 cheeseburgers and fries with cokes
Hanski has been off most of the time with her foot problem
At the same, Alan was organizing a special evening for the Swiss-Russian Cultural Foundation and the board meeting for the following day
It's been a pretty usual week for the time of
year, with the Verbier Festival Academy students using Harold's as one fo their
bases, and the Elfe kids dropping by late afternoon. In the evening we tend to
see more orchestra members than in the daytime. And there has been a steady
stream of stars coming by for internet or food, including Mischa Maisky, Andrian
Brendel, Julian Rachlin, Joshua Bell, Ilya Gringolts, and several
others.
Most of the Elfes left on Saturday, and they departed with a bang, coming in on Friday afternoon at 4pm and ordering 30 cheeseburgers and fries with cokes for 5 pm on the dot. Several times they reminded us that it was to be for 5 pm exactly. We told them not to worry, and we got the food out exactly on time...to the minute. Afterwards. one of the kids said "It wasn't good. It was excellent. This is a very good restaurant." Sweet.
But it has nevertheless been a tough week for Alan and even Richie, neither of whom have managed to get time off as Hanski has been off most of the time with her foot problem. At the same, Alan was organizing a special evening for the Swiss-Russian Cultural Foundation and the board meeting for the following day. This comprised of coordinating pick-ups from Martigny of the members and guests, preparing an aperitif for 5 pm on the Tuesday followed by a dinner for 80 guests following the evening concert at 9:30 pm. As it happened, 120 people turned up, but the organization was such that everybody got served and the event was a success, albeit a little chilly. The board meeting the following morning from 11 am also went well, and we put on a barbecue lunch for the members. Needless to say, it was an exhausting experience for Alan, having to coordinate with Harold's at the same time and one staff member down.
The good news, though, is that we have the steamer back!
And we had a client this morning who insisted sitting in the sun on the terrace but wanted us to provide shade for his apple juice!
Most of the Elfes left on Saturday, and they departed with a bang, coming in on Friday afternoon at 4pm and ordering 30 cheeseburgers and fries with cokes for 5 pm on the dot. Several times they reminded us that it was to be for 5 pm exactly. We told them not to worry, and we got the food out exactly on time...to the minute. Afterwards. one of the kids said "It wasn't good. It was excellent. This is a very good restaurant." Sweet.
But it has nevertheless been a tough week for Alan and even Richie, neither of whom have managed to get time off as Hanski has been off most of the time with her foot problem. At the same, Alan was organizing a special evening for the Swiss-Russian Cultural Foundation and the board meeting for the following day. This comprised of coordinating pick-ups from Martigny of the members and guests, preparing an aperitif for 5 pm on the Tuesday followed by a dinner for 80 guests following the evening concert at 9:30 pm. As it happened, 120 people turned up, but the organization was such that everybody got served and the event was a success, albeit a little chilly. The board meeting the following morning from 11 am also went well, and we put on a barbecue lunch for the members. Needless to say, it was an exhausting experience for Alan, having to coordinate with Harold's at the same time and one staff member down.
The good news, though, is that we have the steamer back!
And we had a client this morning who insisted sitting in the sun on the terrace but wanted us to provide shade for his apple juice!
Posted: Sun - July 27, 2008 at 02:07 PM