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FOOD AND DRINK IDEAS Mobile Mexican Menus From Border Grill's New Taco Truck Where to Find Vegan Baked Goods for Meetings The Fun (Really), Hip (Seriously), Budget-Minded (We Promise) Corporate Summer Picnic Ococoa Offers Customizable Chocolates in Unexpected Flavors Platine Makes Miniature Desserts Two Boots Delivers Nontraditional Pizza Flavors Cute, Budget-Friendly Desserts   ACTIVITIES AND ENTERTAINMENT Photosphere Captures 30 Guests in Panoramic Photo Booth Michael Smith Creates Integrated Sound Programs for Events Bollywood-Inspired Dances, to Watch or Learn Felice Keller Makes Music to Match Corporate Messages A Daring, Airborne Entertaining Option Beer Crafting Classes Make for an Affordable Outing New Agency Staffs Event DJs With Varied Styles Trapeze School Offers High-Flying Teambuilding   DECOR AND RENTAL IDEAS Boutique Florist Creates Hawaii-Inspired Designs No-Fuss Plants for Gifts or Decor Eco-Conscious Arrangements Without Flowers Fete Accompli Unveils a Fancy Furniture Line Handcrafted Japanese Pastries, Made to Order Where to Find Stylish Bars Production Firm Launches Eco-Friendly Offshoot   GIFT IDEAS No-Fuss Plants for Gifts or Decor Custom Packaged Sweet Snacks A Sweet New Gift Source Personalized, Sweet-Smelling Gifts Note Sets With Personal Touches Eco-Friendly Bags for Gifts   EVENT SERVICES A Simplified Personalized Greeting Card Service Hubbard Street Dancers Available for Events Where to Find, and Sell, Used Event Items A New Site for Online Invites An Eco-Friendly Car Service     3 Budgets, 3 Ideas Archive 03.16.09 5:00 AM Design-Conscious Desktop Gifts Umbra's wobble chess set Photo: Courtesy of Umbra On the Cheap: Made in Japan, Design Within Reach’s wooden blocks puzzle octagon ($65) has 12 interlocked pieces that can be disassembled with the correct amount of twisting and turning—sort of a modern version of the Rubik’s Cube. MORE >> 11.19.07 12:31 PM Teambuilding for Slackers Chef Mario Batali cooks for corporate events. Photo: Melanie Dunea Does anyone really like "trust falls" or white-water rafting with the boss? Prevent eye-rolling (and promote bonding) with these actually enjoyable activities. On the Cheap: For those interested in exploring their creative sides, Bay Area artist Kelly Vaagsland’s Messy Monkey Arts packages let groups work together on art projects. Participants need not be expert artists to join in the activity, as they create pieces using unconventional tools like brooms or turkey basters. Teams name and price their works and are then free to mingle—with drinks and cookies in hand—for a gallery-style showing of the creations. For a more involved finale, participants in a just-for-laughs paint-off wear paper suits and hard hats equipped with brushes, and attempt to paint one another. A $4,000 package for groups of as many as 50 lasts two to three hours. MORE >> 06.12.07 10:11 AM Summer Picnics: Healthy Menus Mock tuna salad from the folks at RAWvolution. Photo: Courtesy of RAWvolution Budget: RAWvolution offers an alternative to traditional summer grill items with a raw menu of eggless egg salad, mock tuna salad, and no-bean hummus (made with tahini, zucchini, sea salt, lemon juice, and olive oil) served with crispy onion bread and rosemary crackers. Keep the meal completely raw—and reap the benefits of improved hydration and energy levels that the uncooked cuisine is said to provide—with chocolate coconut haystacks (made with raw cacao) and goji-berry lemonade for $11 a head. MORE >> RELATED TOPICS Corporate Summer Picnics 06.07.07 9:11 AM Summer Picnics: Grill Classics A Spledid Touch's grilled chicken. Photo: Courtesy of Shawn Xa Budget: For grilled chicken with an international flair, A Splendid Touch Catering offers chicken breast prepared with Southeast Asian lemongrass and fish sauce. Add potato salad, mixed greens with orange, lemon, or kumquat vinaigrette, and grilled corn with olive oil and scallions for $8 per person. MORE >> RELATED TOPICS Corporate Summer Picnics 05.24.07 4:53 PM Summer Picnics: Southern Style Fare Memphis' baby back ribs, baked macaroni salad, and house salad. Photo: Courtesy of Diegeo Velasco Budget: Go for a classic barbecue dish with baby back ribs by Memphis Catering. Memphis rubs the pork with an in-house blend of spices and smokes it over hickory for six hours before serving it with barbecue sauce on the side. For $16 per guest, you can pair the ribs with two side items of your choice, such as baked macaroni salad or the house salad made with baby greens, candied pecans, and sherry wine vinaigrette. 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