Pandemic, Shcmandemic! If you know one thing about Blue Q, you know that we’d never miss a holiday party. In lieu of gathering this year, we handed out boxes of fine food cooked by local cheffy-buddy Brian Alberg, to be heated at home. Vegetarians received pumpkin and squash ravioli on a bed of “lentil ragu” and carnivores got braised short-ribs. Everyone got wine, cheese and “suitcase shrimp” (IYKYK) along with commemorative placemats and a to-die-for chocolate cake. Everyone also took home a 2021 Holiday Party party favor, a hand-hot-glued, first-edition Bencivengo’s Bowl Blaster! 

As our Blue Q cultural ambassadors, the members of Team Trumpet also created a magical holiday market -- a morphing mainstay of holiday parties past. As is tradition, each employee gets a number of tickets to drop into boxes which correspond with the fabulous gifts that cover the table. This year, over the course of a few socially-distanced days, staff hoped, prayed and gambled to their hearts content, and we had the final drawing yesterday. Prizes included a stay in NYC, a bonus day off, a case of prosecco and a trio of three thermometers! Congratulations to all the winners and joy-filled holiday to all!

Next year in the holy land, as they say. (The “holy land” being the office, of course.)

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