
In planning real-world premium events, planners can avoid menu fatigue by selecting venues with multiple restaurant outlets and/or collaborating with venue chefs to create exciting rotating options. The guests, who seem to never miss a meal, are hyper-aware (and wary) about the food being paid for in advance, and at least one character complains about having fully memorized the menu.

In both the freshman and sophomore entries of The White Lotus, breakfast and dinner provide a backdrop for drama - along with an unappetizing monotony. Warning: Synopses drawn from the show’s first two seasons may contain spoilers. The following points gleaned from the dramedy offer advice for event professionals of all stripes, with a special nod to those planning a return to in-person VIP programs in far-flung locales. Likewise, the current hit The White Lotus offers cautionary lessons on event planning and hospitality as each season takes viewers on a surreal vacation in a different exotic setting, courtesy of the fictional White Lotus luxury global hotel chain.

Breaking Bad warned against mixing ruthless ambition with chemistry.

Seinfeld taught us that nothing can be fraught with meaning.
