Oh the weather outside is frightful, but the fire is so delightful, and since we've no place to go, let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.
Okay, most of us actually had work to try and get to and had to battle both the elements and the frailty of the UK's transport system to do so.
It meant an extension to the entry date of our own Cateys and for hoteliers at London airports a most welcome and previously unexpected bounce in trade as stranded workers gave up their fruitless attempts to get home and sent occupancy rates soaring instead.
No doubt with the big freeze in full force this week, National Grid will have had its hands full maintaining the UK's energy infrastructure. Maintaining National Grid's workers by making sure they're well fed falls to Compass, which announced a blockbuster £63m deal with the utility firm to provide it with catering and support services.
Although they've got power, the knock on effect of poor weather at the start of Von Essen's new-build hotel project in London's Battersea led to the luxury operator pushing back the opening of Verta. The capital's Savoy, which has been undergoing a £100m refurbishment, also suffered a delay.
Tourism minister Barbara Follett's assertion that the hospitality industry should stop carping on about cuts to tourism marketing body VisitBritain are likely to raise the temperature of some at the very least.
Fiery celebrity chef Marco Pierre White launched an expense-account friendly steakhouse for City types feeling the pinch, while Manchester's Juniper restaurant went to the wall and TV chef Paul Rankin faced the prospect of losing his final Belfast restaurant.
Sacrebleu, even multi-Michelin-starred French chef Alain Ducasse will not open any restaurants this year due to the global economic slowdown. And for more on Alain Ducasse you can watch Caterer's exclusive interview with the man himself on Caterersearch.com
With councils across the UK worrying about how much salt they have left for gritters in the wintry conditions, the timing of a report criticising high-street restaurant chains for using excessive amounts of salt in meals raised a wry smile.
Still, with six of the UK's major pub chains signing up to the Food Standards Agency's healthier meals outside the home commitment the campaign appears to be gaining a healthy momentum of its own.
In a move that would make the Airwolf team proud, Elior swooped in for Westland Helicopters while the three former Duchy Catering directors arrested last week were bailed.
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"There's plenty that goes into the regions but, sadly, people are stuck on the VisitBritain funds."
Tourism Minister Barbara Follett hits back at the industry for criticising the Government's funding cuts.