US Ambassador to Belize Visits Scotty’s

My restaurant, Scotty’s Bar and Grill in Corozal, had quite an event – we were contacted to provide the venue and cater for a luncheon for the US ambassador to Belize, Mr. Vinai Thummalapally, and 40+ US citizens.  Scotty’s doesn’t experience many days of heavy business so this event was a big deal.  We happily agreed to the offer and started in on planning the menu immediately.  We could not offer our regular menu items since our grill does not accommodate that many orders at once so we recruited a friend to help us with the menu.  The decision was made to offer braised beef or lemon chicken with a variety of side dishes, drink and dessert.   We were told to expect about 40 people so we also had to order in additional tables and chairs from a local company.

The event was to happen right in the middle of my trip to Southern Belize so unfortunately I was not there to help out.  From what I understand it all went off without too many hitches.  Mom had to run out to the store a couple times but that was the extent of any problem that was had.  My mom had all three girls in working during the luncheon so we had a full staff operating.  There ended up being over 40 people and everyone was very happy with the food and venue.  The Ambassador told my mom that he liked the atmosphere and would be back with his wife.

It was an extremely hectic day for them but everyone did an outstanding job.  The exposure for Scotty’s was incredible and we were extremely happy to get the opportunity to have the event at our restaurant.

left to right: Jennifer Sutherlan, Anna Mc Fadzen, Tom Wallis (consul), (awaiting name), David Jones (vice consul), Honorable Vinai Thummalapally