UPDATED: PLANNING: COSPLAY CAFE at DO

By sakuramiyabi. 05/01/10, 10:18 pm

UPDATES

10 Jan 2010

Spoiler:

We will not be using whiteware as GNC health and safety regualtions do not allow for it due to lack of proper equipment (i.e. dishwasher, appropriate water temperature, etc). Instead we will be using baskets
and tissues. This way there will be minimal washing and turn over of dishes is faster as we will only have to change the tissues and wipe the baskets.
Cups will also be disposable. While this isn't ideal, it will do for now as part of the image is casual and while I am impartial to fine china ... =w=;; yeah wouldn't really work ...
Food will be sold as set menus to encourage a balance between which foods are sold so we won't have like no sandwiches but 50 cookies left.
I will be needing at least 2 barristas(i.e. people with experience making coffees) in case it gets busy to make tea and coffee. For those who haven't been to GNC before the coffee machine is next to the register and during the event Seong's wife will be minding the till so we will be needing someone else to
make coffee and tea in case we get really busy.
We will also be needing people in the kitchen for

- general food prep: most will be made the night before but items such as pikelets (will be chilled in fridge so need to heat up if needed), onigiri (most will be molded in the morning but we may need to mold more throughout the day depending on the popularity same with sandwiches) and cream puffs (cream needs to be put on the pastry) need to be prepared right before it is served.
- those working in the kitchen, while I know it is annoying to work in cosplay as you don't want to get it dirty or it might be difficult to move in I will try to acquire/make some full body aprons (like the ones Watanuki wears) in a free size so it is interchangeable.
- we will also be needing people to set up and clean up before and after the event. The cafe will open at 11am and
close by 3pm. We will have an hour after the event starts/finishes for preparation though I do think we will likely have some extra time for prep as long as we are early.

I also REALLY need to know who can help set up and clean up.Set up (general food prep, orientation of store (though I hope to do this the night before) and any other misc. activities) will start by 10am if not earlier and clean up will start as soon as the last customer is ushered out around 4pm. This will mean missing the first and last part of DO but quite frankly nothing much goes on during
those times anyways ... usually >>;;
There will be approximately 26 seats in this cafe and we want turn overs to be as high as possible so though we know some of you have experience as wait staff. Please do be attentive (one of the main points of the store) and collect dirty/empty dishes as soon as you see them. It at the same time serves as a small hint to the customer that its time to leave. So if it gets busy be prepared to fast walk everywhere.
Customers will most likely have to share tables as well with other customers due to lack of space
It will be winter so its ok if its going to be a little cramped in there 8D
There will also be a possibility for takeaways so we will also need people to help pack food.
Need suggestions as to what to fill in the sandwiches and onigiri with (might also be good to have one or two vegetarian options >> though pikelets are technically vegetarian so ... >>)
There will also very likely be a mini staff meeting/pep talk before the start with small pointers, opportunity for more questions, positioning of table numbering etc.

As the old thread was getting much too messy I have created a new one for the general planning of this event.

If you would like to express, excitement, anything unrelated to the planning of this event please do so in THE OTHER THREAD

If you would like to express interest in volunteering please do so in THE VOLUNTEER THREAD

By Cactiberry. 06/01/10, 07:06 am

"Bad Apple. I am me and that's it"
Fairy bread/simple foods could also be good? Or tarts/miniature pies, that kind of thing?
Lol, I know there will be a limited range and that, but yeah >>' just suggesting ideas?
I'm really looking forward to this! <3

By Basaka. 06/01/10, 07:27 am

Quote :: Main Problems

- Supple of Whiteware (i.e. cups, plates, teapots, etc.)'\

My dad works at a food packaging distributor so I can get hold of plastic cups/plates/forks at very reasonable prices. 8D

Also, put me down as staff too! XD

By _Yuki. 06/01/10, 08:47 am

Bad Apple. I am me and that's it.

;3
I wanted to be part of this from the beginning. Please add me to the list <3

YES MAID.

By **Tamoo**. 06/01/10, 09:37 am

kagerouhi on Tammy's account

@Cacti: <3~ THANK YOU I LOVE YOU GUYS~

@Basaka: while I will keep this in mind disposables are not whiteware ... whiteware is actual cups and plates so we want a slightly finer touch. Also you didnt post the sentence =w=;;

@Yuki: Done~ and lol I misworded the sentence you was supposed to express interest in the other thread. But it's okay 83

By Cactiberry. 06/01/10, 09:43 am

Tammy wrote:: kagerouhi on Tammy's account

@Cacti: <3~ THANK YOU I LOVE YOU GUYS~

@Basaka: while I will keep this in mind disposables are not whiteware ... whiteware is actual cups and plates so we want a slightly finer touch

@Yuki: Done~ and lol I misworded the sentence you was supposed to express interest in the other thread. But it's okay 83

....I wondered what had gone wrong with Tammy, then I read the first sentence 8D
I have mild cooking experience if you need someone to make easy stuff. Lol.
.3.

By PIe. 06/01/10, 09:51 am

Bad apple, I am me and that's it

Definitley confirming my interest as being on the staff. I also thought I might include I have experience working in cafes (2 to be exact) so I know how to treat customers if that's relevant to anything

By Icarus. 06/01/10, 09:59 am

Bad Apple. I am me and that's it

Confirm me too! I'm currently a waitress if that means anything *shrug*
but very extremely happy about this~!!

By Static. 06/01/10, 11:54 am

"Bad Apple. I am me and that's it"

Health restrictions on the sale of food basically come down to how you're keeping stuff warm/cold - we sold mystery soup as a fundraiser at a festival once, and just had to show off our state of the art (lol) chilly bins. I'm keen to help out, whatever keeps me busy - totally fine with washing dishes/cleaning up after people! I have oodles of retail experience, but haven't waited tables in about four years. I can't take photos all day, and would love something to do!

By **Duckeh**. 06/01/10, 12:02 pm

Bad Apple. I am me and that's it.
Jacksan and I want to help, bro. C: If you want us. <3
Sounds great so far.
Uhrm. Butyeah. I'll probably talk to you on msn if I come up with any ideas. Busy-ish now. <3 Loveyoulongtime.

By Kitten Slave. 06/01/10, 12:08 pm

"Bad Apple. I am me and that's it"

Im busy tending to my private pain atm, but you know Im good for bouncering!
Static darlin, you bringin my hat?!

Me and tango will be like... like... Robin and hood!

whee

Edit: I just realized something. What does the second paragraph of Alenas post say? Have any of us adhered to it?
sweatdrop

Sry alena bby <3

By Wishe. 06/01/10, 12:14 pm

"Bad Apple. I am me and that's it"

I haven't posted in the other thread but would like to help out too if I can? (whether it's serving people or washing the dishes, I don't mind)~ ^^

By **JVCA**. 06/01/10, 12:27 pm

Bad Apple. I am me and that's it.

I think fairy bread, but using cookie cutters to cut the bread into cute shapes would be neat. C:

...and that's about all I wanted to say, lol.

**Guest** Guest

'Bad Apple. I am me and that's it.'

I am confirming~ <3 Hopefully I will be able to go over to Maddi's and Lizzi's house and bake some cookies :3

Would lollies be acceptable?

By Blooberry. 06/01/10, 12:38 pm

'Bad Apple. I am me and that's it.'

C: As Nee said, maybe lollies? And some savoury stuff, like sausage rolls [but they could be made cute?] and rolls and such.

**Guest** Guest

Oh! That reminds me. When I went to japan they had seaweed cutters for sushi tht made the seaweed has chibi emoticon faces, they were so cute >w<

Maybe we can decorate some cookies like that as well except for the seaweed part... that would be...

By _Yuki. 06/01/10, 12:42 pm

For food like cookies and cakes,

we would need a menu, right?

Or some sort of board that says what you'll get for what price, right?

If you have no time for one, I can draw one in poster format and send it to you, after a menu has been confirmed.

By PIe. 06/01/10, 12:45 pm

If we serve anything that suits novelty straws, not sure what but maybe we could charge 20c extra for a curly, coloured straw, idk

By **Tamoo**. 06/01/10, 01:01 pm

kagerouhi:

@everyone <3~ thanks so much for the input guys. Will post full replies when I get home tomorrow 83

By _Yuki. 06/01/10, 01:11 pm

Oh, and should we steer away from the stereotypical cosplay cafe?
Because the food and drink items there are usually HORRIBLY, HORRIBLY OVERPRICED.

Most guests can only afford to have a piece of cake or something between them, but not only is it usually damn good cake, but they get a good look at uh, us, in this case.

Lol since we won't be doing omurice or anything like that, we could probably just have a more .... er... a more acceptable menu, and acceptable price tag for everything on it? It depends on how much everything will be costing, I guess.

:3 I'm full of ideas on how to design the menus and things, so LEAVE THAT TO ME KUFUFUFUFU >DDD

By s-in-c. 06/01/10, 01:13 pm

"Bad Apple. I am me and that's it"

I am quite interested in this~

how about pre-cooked pancakes/pikelets/waffles
where we can draw whatever our goshujin-sama/ojou-sama requests with chocolate sauce or something????
*goes in as customer and requests tammy 8D*

By **Tamoo**. 06/01/10, 01:18 pm

kagerouhi:

srsly ... that was the aim from the beginning =w=;; have you had food in the Hyatt? It's horrendous. This is one of the advantages I have put in the proposal.

I apologize if I don't let you guys see this because =w=;; it is my right to keep this proposal to myself and Seong. Sorry if that sounded harsh but its the truth and its what you do in business, you keep secrets from not only from the public but also from people that will be working there.

Yes I am harsh, and I will continue to be harsh because its the only way I can make this thing work.

kagerouhi~

@s-in-c: OHMAIGAWD SHINRII iloveusomuch ... totally didnt think of that <3~

By _Yuki. 06/01/10, 01:23 pm

OH YES OMURICE STYLE. TOTALLY.
We should do that! We should do that!

Like when maids write 'moe' with ketchup on the top, yeah?
Just with chocolate sauce yeah? Ha ha, but not everyone needs to know how to write 'moe' or anything in kanji though.

Will the customer be able to pick who serves him, I wonder. There are cafes that have a menu of
A) THE MAIDS THAT SERVE YOU
B) THE DRINKS
C) THE FOOD
like that.

but that's not the best idea.... //shuts up now

By Rolly. 06/01/10, 01:24 pm

"Bad Apple. I am me and that's it"

Um, for the novelty straw thing, a concern I have is that people may think that they don't need it/no interest/not a necessity, and we may end up at the end of they day with one or two used and like, a gazillion left over or something. So maybe the simpler the better?

=A=;;; OMG Hyatt.... IIRC, they were charging like $20 or $30 for a plate of chips.

**Guest** Guest

"Bad Apple. I am me and that's it"

Drinks: We can some how get some lamune and sell them?

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