If necessity is the mother of invention, then this recession is proving to be one tough mother.rnOrdered to reduce spending, Food & Beverage Director David Sanchez decided to scrap the purchase of new banquet display props for events at Hilton Short Hills, New Jersey. Instead, Sanchez and his staff rummaged through hotel storage areas and the kitchen, plucking mothballed furniturernand extraneous food prep equipment for use as makeshift display Pieces.rnOld copper pots, cast-iron skillets, steel pantry shelving and kitchen carts are being given second lives as ban-quet display props.
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