1. What is BEO and what is its purpose?

A Banquet Event Order is a contract that lists all of the important details of an event.The

purpose of the Banquet Event Order is to have the banquet house give the client exactly what

has been requested .Everything that the client and banquent manager have agreed upon

appears on this document.

2. What important information should the banquet manager obtain from the host of the party?

Why is that information important?

The important information that the banquet manager should obtain from the host of the party

is how many people is going to attend the event ,this is important because the banquet

manager first has to know how much people will be attending the event so that they can

decide if the area that the event will be hosted will be spacious enough , know how many

tables and chairs to get and the portion of food that should be prepared.

3. What does the term detail mean as it pertains to the banquet business?Why is it an

important term?

The term detail as it pertains to the banquet buisness means everything that the client has

requested for the event,however this is an important term because the details provides the

banquet manager iwith the dates,timelines,catering needs and other vital information to fulfil

the clients’ requests and to make the event a success that will result in repeat business for the

banquet establishment.
4. How would a banquet manager serve more than one main course entree to the guests at a

banquet?Explain the steps that a banquet manager would have to take to achieve this goal.

5. What is the difference between a cash bar and an open bar?

The difference between a cash bar and an open bar is that a cash bar the guests oay for

everything they drink and tip the bartenders themselves while with an open bar guests can

order as many drinks as thay want ,the host pays for the drinks and tips the bartender however

this may involve an hourly fee per guest .

6. Explain the different options of open bars that a host can choose for the guests at a

banquet.

The different options of open bars that a host can choose for the guests at a banquet is:

By bottle-charging by the bottle means taking inventory before and after.At the end of the

party,everything is added up and the host is charged set free for each opened bottle of

liquor,wine and beer.Opened bottles that weren’t finished are left with the host and can be

used at an after-party or later date.

Per person/per hour- The best way as the host to estimate this is to look at the typical cost of

drinks in your area and estimate that your guests will have two drinks each the first hour and

one drink per hour after that.So for a four hour event you’ll average 5 drinks per person
By drink-This is the simplest option ,which involves calculating the price for each drinks and

the bill is given to the host after the end of the event.

7. Explain how seating arrangements are set up.Give a step-by-step explanation.

The following is a step-by-step procedure for seating arrangements:

1. The guest estimate is recieved from the client.The client is given a tentative floor

plan.

2. As the client recieves positive responses,guests are placed in groups .

3. The client assigns groups to tables.

4. After all guests have been assigned a table number,the client makes an alphabetized

listing of the guests’ names and the table numbers.

5. The client makes out cards that read ‘Mr.Brown,you are seated at table 7.The client

does all the planning and writing of the names.

6. The client brings the alphabetized cards and list to the banquet establishment on the

day of the party.

7. On the day of the party,the staff put table numbers on each table that correspond to

the floor plan that the banquet manager has given the client.

8. On a table entrance to the banquet room,the cards are placed in alphabetical

order.The guests find their names ,read the cards and proceed to the tables with the

numbers that correspond to their cards.

9. The banquet manager should have the alphabetized list as a double check in case

there is a problem with the card.