For years, it was the Radisson South. Then the Sheraton. Now it has the mouthful name of DoubleTree by Hilton Minneapolis South.
It’s the recognizeable building at 494 and 100. Towers they used to call them. Not like New York’s Twin Towers, or even the Carlson Towers in Wayzata. Just a single building that looks the same on both ends.
Longer ago, there was even the issue of the hotel building straddling the city limits boundary, which mean different liquor ordinances for different portions fo the building. That has been since resolved.
This was another occasion of a business event at a hotel including a meal function, meaning it’s not a true restaurant experience. Neither is it a full hotel experience, as I was welcomed to be on the property for the portion of the day I was awake.
Feeding several hundred people at the same time is a logistial challenge, but the staff did well in getting plates out as well as removed.
Maybe I’m softening in old age, but instead of joking about the chicken being left over from last year’s event, I simply enjoyed it – a heavily-breaded chicken breast with peach sauce, on a bed of rice pilaf acccompanied by zucchini. Actually, not bad.
My only gripe: understanding the guest speaker cost was built into the ticket, it was still $33 a plate, with no dessert! There should be dessert. For five cents, as the Peanuts characters would say.
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