Buffet

[Shaun]

When you're offered some of the buffet do you accept?

Very very rarely do I ever accept. I've just never felt right about standing in line with the clients family and friends waiting to eat. I usually politely decline.

[Danno13]

If I'm offered i just wait until everyone has finished getting food so that I'm not waiting in line with their guests.. like you, i wouldn't feel right doing that.

To be honest though, more often that not i won't even get offered food.

[Jiggles]

they always ask me :D:D then i eat as much as i can :p

[lightspeed]

I'm in exactly the same boat as danno on this one.

[ross@rds]

Some times i will say yes but feel bad sometimes just stands fillin ur face lol always get offered drinks aswell say no to them they might drug me and run off with my gear lol

[wensleydale]

if they offer i don't think theres anything wrong with accepting- same with a drink.
note that i said a drink. not drinks.

[Jiggles]

always get offered drinks aswell say no to them they might drug me and run off with my gear lol

I ask for a can when they offer me a drink when the come over with it i give it a wee shake to see if its been pierced ;)

[lightspeed]

you ASK for a can?

[leighinstoke]

Always asked, rarely refuse, go for anything but chicken or rice and then only go up after everyone else has been up and, if I can, eat away from the rest of the people to get a break from them.

Sometimes I do take the food up to the rig but it's 'nibble' food I can eat while working and there is usually something left for when I've finished.

Leigh.....

[Jiggles]

you ASK for a can?

Edited :o :o

[lightspeed]

lol :D:D

[DMX Will]

Like most, don't go unless invited, and tend to wait till everyone is done. Will accept a soft drink(s), never can drink too much :D.

But like others feel slightly disapointed if not invited :(

[ross@rds]

tell me about it lol dont even ask some people these days lol

[pulsemobiledisco]

Very rarely help myself to buffet and only if invited.

Why do some of you feel disapointed if they don't ask you, they are paying you to provide an evenings entertainment not to eat the guests buffet.

[andyw]

same as the rest really,might go up after everyone else as finished,but not always.

[DMX Will]

Very rarely help myself to buffet and only if invited.

Why do some of you feel disapointed if they don't ask you, they are paying you to provide an evenings entertainment not to eat the guests buffet.

It's polite I guess, and you wouldn't not offer the double glazing salesman (you invited round for a quote) a cup of tea would you?

[Shaun]

So the general rule is...I should eat more when offered. There goes my diet :D

[DMX Will]

So the general rule is...I should eat more when offered. There goes my diet :D

That's the spirit :D You only live once....so you might aswell shorten that time by eating buffet junk :D

[Corabar Entertainment]

Don't worry... the pot belly will go with the newly acquired grey beard Shaun :whome:

[Shaun]

I've already got the pot belly (and them some). I'm more worried about the forthcoming "belly hanging down by knees".

................And the less said about the beard the better :D

[Stormin' Si]

I've done a few gigs where the buffet has been extremly nice, we often accept their inivitation to have some food. We won't be eating anthing else for a while, so why not?

Did one wedding once, HUGE buffet, looked very nice, and we were starving after setting up. Did they ask us if we wanted any? No. Was loads left at the end of the night? Yes.

[soundtracker]

I've been invited a couple of times lately to join in with the formal meal! I have politely declined as I need the time for setting up and getting prepared- but nice to be asked!

[electricnite]

never touch buffets its highly un proffessional stuffing your face behind equipment, plus you'd get fat or fatter in my case.or even food poisoning as the buffet may have been there for hours. have your meal before you go to work.

[Paul James Promotions]

never touch buffets its highly un proffessional stuffing your face behind equipment, plus you'd get fat or fatter in my case.or even food poisoning as the buffet may have been there for hours. have your meal before you go to work.

So if you've got a big show to set up, or a long performance meaning you miss your usual afternoon meal, what do you do?

I can't see how you claim it is un-professional, everyone else in the room is doing the same. We have been at the venue longer than anyone else, and have the responsibility to entertain the audience, why shouldn't we sample the food if it is offered to us?

I have never had food poisoning from buffet food.

[electricnite]

so if youve been there setting up gear for an hour or 2 and the buffet is there then you tell me that after 2 hours of a hot room you'll get a piece of chicken of salmon sarny or prawn voul a vonts and go mmmmm lovely ????

[Paul James Promotions]

so if youve been there setting up gear for an hour or 2 and the buffet is there then you tell me that after 2 hours of a hot room you'll get a piece of chicken of salmon sarny or prawn voul a vonts and go mmmmm lovely ????

The majority of events we do, I will be leaving the house at around 3pm - 4pm, meaning I will miss my afternoon meal. Usually the function is on till around 1am, and will probrably get home for around 3am, meaning I will be out of the house for around 12 hours.

Therefore, Yes, I would appriciate having something to eat at some point, as i'm sure most of us would.

[electricnite]

eatin buffet thats been prepared in the morning or the previous day put in a room 1 or 2 in the afternoon left standing in a warm room the when punters fill the room the room temparature rises for an hour or two before the food is unveiled???????? your asking for trouble then???? its not healthy i'm afraid

[Richie]

I think there is nothing wrong with stuffing your face on the buffet. Then put on an album on repeat and go back to the car/van and sleep it off for an hour or so.

[Paul James Promotions]

eatin buffet thats been prepared in the morning or the previous day put in a room 1 or 2 in the afternoon left standing in a warm room the when punters fill the room the room temparature rises for an hour or two before the food is unveiled???????? your asking for trouble then???? its not healthy i'm afraid

Not only for buffets, but your quote "stuffing your face behind equipment" also applies for hot food prepared at a venue and served by waiters / waitresses.

So assuming the food is healthy, do you still see it as unprofessional?

[Vectis]

As others have said. I always accept invitations to buffets, but ensure that I'm seen to take just a few things and not take the michael.

If it's a dodgy-looking homemade affair then head for the cheese sandwiches!

Even if it's professionally prepared, avoid chicken, rice, pasta that have been allowed to cool, and especially salmon & prawns no matter how fresh looking!

I, and any staff, only take soft drinks when on site and are not to smoke (not that I personally smoke anyway) whilst 'on duty'. So if someone offers, then it's a cola or a J2O every time!

[electricnite]

dito regarding drinks. i have my perception of eating buffet. each to there own, here endeth my bit on it x

[Corabar Entertainment]

Sean - what do you mean by "ditto regarding drinks"? Do you mean that you feel the same about accepting drinks as you do about accepting food - ie that it would be unprofessional of you to accept one? :confused: :confused: :confused:

[electricnite]

I, and any staff, only take soft drinks when on site and are not to smoke (not that I personally smoke anyway) whilst 'on duty'. So if someone offers, then it's a cola or a J2O every time!

i agree with this one ! hey hey

[ross@rds]

mmm J20 great lol youve got to have a pint or 2 when working its a rule i use any way lol.

[DMX Will]

mmm J20 great lol youve got to have a pint or 2 when working its a rule i use any way lol.

Now I'd say thats un-professional (Under-age drinking), and agree with everyone who's plugging the "Accepting the buffet doesn't make you un-professional" - because it doesn't.

[electricnite]

dj who drinks and 3 to 5 grand worth of gear in his charge mmmm !

[Corabar Entertainment]

...agree with everyone who's plugging the "Accepting the buffet doesn't make you un-professional" - because it doesn't.I Agree.

However, pushing in line before the guests have had theirs, taking a HUGE pile of food, stuffing your face, talking with your mouth full, etc whilst trying to DJ - they are all just plain bad manners.... but I know all of my DJs have good manners and so if they are offered some of the buffet (or a plated meal) and would like to have some, then no problem. I cannot see how accepting something that your client has offered you can be unprofessional per se. As has been already said, you wouldn't consider a workman unprofessional if he came to your home and accepted whatever sustenance you offered.

[ross@rds]

Well it must be my good looks that make me look older with the clients buying me a light refreshment :)

[Corabar Steve]

so if youve been there setting up gear for an hour or 2 and the buffet is there then you tell me that after 2 hours of a hot room you'll get a piece of chicken of salmon sarny or prawn voul a vonts and go mmmmm lovely ????


eatin buffet thats been prepared in the morning or the previous day put in a room 1 or 2 in the afternoon left standing in a warm room the when punters fill the room the room temparature rises for an hour or two before the food is unveiled???????? your asking for trouble then???? its not healthy i'm afraid

So do I take it from these statements that if you were a guest at a function, you'd nip out for a quick McDonalds (or other takeaway / sit down meal) when it's buffet time?

[pulsemobiledisco]

Because I have (by the time of the event) built up a very good relationship with the client and I know a great deal about them, the event and what they want from it, and also from the years that I have being a DJ I know how much food gets wasted at the end of the night. Additionally, if I ask a workman to my house I always offer them drinks and food.

In my opinion it's polite to invite the 'worker', be that a DJ a photographer or the person building your extension to some refreshment.

Lets put it this way, if I am not invited to the buffet then I know that the host views me simply as a commodity that they have booked from X time to Y time and you can be sure that I will finish exactly at time Y and not 30 minutes later!

In many cases though I find that they have catered for the DJ, even if it's a sit down meal and I really do appreciate the fact that they included me in the numbers, quite a few of my regular customers insist that I put on a long play CD and come and join them for a sit down at their table to eat, this is a great ice-breaker for the other guests, they ask how long I have been a DJ, ask if I have this and that track with me and give me lots of info that I can use when playing requests, it also gets me a lot of additional work because I am seen as more of a friend than just a DJ.

Mossy

Still don't see whay you should accept the client to offer you buffet etc. Yes, it's a nice gesture, and I appreciate it when the offer is made to me, but I certainly don't expect it or feel disapointed if they don't.

Oh, and by the way, I do offer the double glazeing sales man a cup of tea, as I did to the garage door man tonight after the wind hammered the old (but allready knackerd) one to bits!!! :D

[Candybeatdiscos]

ok, prepare to be shocked, yes i have had a good few pints previously at gigs, I was an employee and the boss said just dont get drunk, I have previously also ate at the buffet and nip out for a cig every now an again.

However now that I am running my own business I and my staff are allowed a maximum of two alcoholic drinks whilst working, they are allowed to take buffet if invited although i tend not too, i prefer to take food with me and eat it before the guests arrive, or nibble during the night. As for smoking, i am still a smoker for my sins and will usually smoke up to 10 cigs a night so will go out for one, ideal time to get to know the guests, gauge their thoughts on me etc I know some may think this is unprofessional but hey ho, my decision.

[symo]

So you drink then drive?

[Corabar Steve]

2 pints over the average length of a function shouldn't (in theory) put you over the limit