When the right occasion becomes a perfect event

To be passionate about something is to be fortunate. Passions drive us forward with intent and can open the doors to a multitude of personal, social and professional opportunities. If anything, they have the power to unite us. Talking of passion, it is safe to say that none is more powerful than that shared by those that love football… and food. That’s why, to celebrate the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia, we saw it fit to combine the two for an unforgettable event.

This is exactly what we did for ourselves; Taking advantage of the World Cup, we organized a brunch and where better than at NH Collection Mexico City Reforma, an event for which we drafted in Chef Alfredo Oropeza to see over the creation of a delicious menu for the occasion. To ensure the celebration was abuzz with friendly competitive energy, we paired the brunch with a screening of the Portugal vs. Spain game. Comfy seating was dotted throughout the venue so that guests could savour the various dishes whilst enjoying the match. Also, for those that had itchy hands, we placed video game stations next to relax spaces so that there was movement and space for everyone present.

Temporary team player

If you want to give the do that extra kick, why not explore the passions that are protagonist to your event and invite a popular or well-known personality that fits in with the occasion. Renown Chef, Alfredo Oropeza, was the perfect match for ours, working with NH Hotel Group on a series of gourmet recipes to mark the football fever that had gripped Mexico. Oropeza is one of the most widely-recognised and celebrated culinary personalities in Mexico, USA and Central and South America. It also just so happens that he loves football and is a chef with an endless imagination.

Tradition with a twist

Never one to miss out on providing the unexpected, Chef Alfredo Oropeza provided that exclusive touch that NH Hotel Group seeks, lifting popular street food dishes and giving them a gourmet twist. For example, Tacos al Pastor with mushrooms, Mixed Sope (corn flour cakes) with baked suckling pig and steamed potatoes, red bean tlacoyo and egg with avocado puree, roasted vegan sweet potato flutes with Yucatan honey, freshly made tortilla chips and many more wonderful concoctions cooked up to please the tastes of the Brunch guests and beyond. This is key to making sure that each element and detail of your event echoes the message of the occasion and also that of your company. Hence, it’s essential to ensure that your ‘temporary team player’ fits in with the event theme you’re hosting but also shares similar values that are core to your company. Finding the correct match for your event is essential in providing an experience that is believable, and therefore even more successful.

Hosting Hat-trick

The renown NH Collection service and attention to detail ensured excellence was delivered at all times during the event, complimenting the gastronomic offering and highlighting one of the many other facets of the group. This combined with the video game stations, the list of celebrities, media and influencers invited, and various spaces set up to facilitate networking and conversation meant that the event was a success, a hat-trick if you will.

Finding the right concoction can earn you the kind of media coverage that helps highlight the various facets that your company wants to communicate. For us at NH Hotel Group, it was establishing the presence of our hotels in Mexico as the perfect venues for special events, promoting and diffusing knowledge of our gastronomic offer at NH Collection, and showing how world celebrations and activities can be the perfect occasion in order to do so.

So, if you’re looking to pull off your own hat-trick, then look to upcoming sporting events, whether it’s football, tennis, Olympics or how about music festivals and art happenings. There are plenty of reasons to see how these type of events are the perfect reason to host your own. And when you’re ready, you know that our venues, team, impeccable service and gastronomic offer are at your disposal.

Let’s talk and see what we can do together.