Author Archive for BB
How to Open and Serve Oysters
An anonymous poet once wrote: “ The oyster is a prolific bivalve, raises its young inside its shell. How it piddles is a riddle, but it does so what the hell !” We couldn’t agree more, no need to over analyse oysters just enjoy them, but be damn sure that you know how to prepare [...]
First Day at Work – Do’s and Don’ts
So it’s your first day in the new job – here are a few tips to help you to set off on the right foot. Remember that the impact you make in the first few days will have a lasting effect on the way you are perceived by your employer and other staff.
Arrange Flowers Like a Professional
If you want to learn a little about flower arranging – how to judge color, size and create an arrangement that just works this is the post for you. Certainly you can go on a flower arranging course but if you’re in a hurry here are our basic guidelines for the butler or hostess in [...]
Tie Knots: The Windsor
The first in a series of tie knots, here we feature ‘The Windsor’ sometimes known, unnecessarily, as the ‘Full Windsor’ or ‘Double Windsor’. The knot is named after the late Duke of eerm Windsor! A little man who liked a big tie…
Butler Schools
Our general credo has always been that: if you are a catering, service professional with common-sense, a good work ethic and the ability to research stuff for yourself then you will know much of what you need to know to be a successful butler already but would be nicely ‘fine-tuned’ in various techniques and styles [...]
