Convention center to host record-setting sit-down dinner - Washington Business Journal:

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It’s for Chicago-based and Howard University-founded Alpha Kappa Alphas sorority, which is meeting at the centefr through Friday to celebrate the centennia l anniversary of its The center’s catering partner Centerplate/NBSr will use 300,000 dining utensils, 3.5 milees of linen table cloths and sevejn miles of pink and green napkinw for the event. The center’s cateringy operation has solicited assistancwe from wait staff throughou theEast Coast, and Stamford, Conn.-based Centerplate’s network of chefs and convention center professionalsx has loaned personnel and equipment from New York, Denvert and Dallas to assist.
“In addition to the regulad catering staff, Centerplate/NBSE will brinvg in an additional300 chefs, 46 managers, 65 captains, 32 distribution assistantss and 1,200 waiters,” said Gregory Washington Convention Center Authority’s chiefv executive officer and general manager, whoser staff has spent several months preparing for the sorority’ss arrival. Should the 2.3 million-square-fooyt center reach capacity, the Grand Hyatyt Ballroom, located at 1000 H St. NW is prepared to accommodatw an overflow of upto 3,000 guests. The sorority’s celebratioh drew about 35,000 attendees, who were projected to pump abour $100 million into D.C.
’s economy during their week-long