Recommendation Letter

April 19, 2012

Recommendation for our food options before Prom.

To: Jenny Shepard and Melissa Noble

From: Malainie Bender

Subject: Recommendation to Bucca di Beppo

I have researched many possible locations available for our group dinner before heading over to prom. After examining these locations I have narrowed it down to two locations: Bucca di Beppo and The Cheese Cake Factory. I have developed the following standards for an ideal eating spot for dinner.

1) Cost

2) Food Quality

3) Location

Recommendation

I recommend that we eat at Bucca di Beppo for our dinner before prom. This location meets all the above criteria with acceptable costs for big groups, great food quality and a close location to where prom is located.

Discussion

COST

Bucca di Beppo: This nice Italian restaurant offers an easy way to save money and order food as a group. They offer their lager group plates that feed multiple people. With the option of sharing our meals it will be easier to get more for our money.

Cheese Cake Factory: Even though The Cheese Cake Factory has some reasonably fair prices, it doesn't give the option of group plates. With everyone paying for separate plates it adds up and will eventually cost us all more money.

Conclusion: With the easier option of group plates and sharing the food our costs will be way cheaper. The Cheese Cake Factory is a good option but Bucca di Beppo would be the better choice for a large group.

FOOD QUALITY:

Bucca di Beppo: This well known Italian restaurant has many great reviews on their family style food. I have personally visited this restaurant and tried the food, its quite excellent. 

Cheese Cake Factory: I am sure the food would be alright, but I don't think it would be imaginative or quite appealing. I have also been to the Cheese Cake Factory and they are good but nothing to rave about.

Conclusion: I think its best if we eat at Bucca di beppo to experience good home made Italian style food.

LOCATION:

Bucca di Beppo: Bucca is located downtown in the Gaslamp district. With being downtown it is close to The Hyatt Manchester hotel where prom is being held.

Cheese Cake Factory:  The Cheese Cake Factory is located in Linda Visa which is farther away from the hotel. Which means a longer drive resulting in having to pay more for the limo.

Conclusion: With Bucca di Beppo being closer to our final destination, i think its the obvious choice to choose it over the Cheese Cake Factory which is farther away.

Overall I think Bucca di Beppo would be the more practical choice to go out to dinner before prom.

Ol' Blue Eyes

Birth date & Place 

Francis Albert Sinatra was born on December 12,1915 in Hoboken, New Jersey. Sinatra was an only child born to Natalie and Anthony Sinatra. 

Family

His mother Natalie was from Genoa and his father Anthony arrived as a child from Argrigento, Sicily. In 1939 at age twenty three he married his first wife Nancy. They had three children Nancy, Frank jr, and Christina "Tina" Sinatra. In 1951 at age thirty-five Frank Sinatra then married his second wife Ava Gardner, they were married for six years but had no children. Then in 1966 at age fifty he married Maria Farrow. And finally, in 1976 till his death he was married to Barbara Marx. 

Childhood & Interests

Sinatra didn't finish high school because he wanted to pursue his singing career. He worked may jobs to get experience. Most jobs didn't pay anything, he just sang for cigarettes. Frank's main interests since he was a child was singing. Once he started to find his voice he began to practice all the time. Early in his years Frank would sing at the social clubs and roadhouses sometimes for nothing or just even a meal.

Anecdotes

The more he practiced the better he became. He borrowed some money from his parents to buy some equipment which gave him an edge over some other vocalists. Soon he stated working more regularly and started getting paid and more gigs started coming his way. 

Career & Reason For Fame

Sinatra's career took off when he was young. He grew up listening to artists like Bing Crosby. He knew from the start that if he wanted to get big he would have to be different. Frank worked his way up from the bottom from doing shows for free to doing shows everyday of the week for a hefty paycheck. His music, voice and his good looking appearance made him stand out and shaped him into an amazing performer. 

Later Life

Even in his old age he still loved to perform. He even kept up on t.v. shows. By the time Frank Sinatra was way in his life he had accomplished more than most celebrities could ever dream of. He had numerous number one hits, he had stared in movies and had won many awards. The man even had six grammy nominations, many performers never even get one! 

Death

Francis Sinatra passed May 14, 1998 in Los Angeles at the age of 83.

Cause of death: Heart Attack.