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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 >>

02.27.08 1:00 PM

Catering Ideas for Late-Night or Early-Morning Meetings

The Grey Dog's berry bruschetta
Photo: Kenneth Chen for BizBash

Breakfast
On the Cheap: The Grey Dog's Coffee has a catering division that offers breakfast options such as homemade granola with yogurt and berries ($3.75 per person), a continental breakfast of bagels, muffins, crumb cakes, croissants, chocolate bread, and banana bread ($3.75 per person), or berry bruschetta—fresh berries with chocolate on toasted sourdough bread ($3.95 per person). Selections may be dropped off throughout most of Manhattan (with a 10 percent delivery charge). Orders should be made 24 hours in advance, but the convivial folks will work with you for last-minute needs. MORE >>

11.19.07 2:43 PM

Teambuilding for Slackers

The Big Quiz Thing team.
Photo: Brian Van Size

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: The more-silly-than-serious Big Quiz Thing, a trivia contest played weekly at the Slipper Room, will travel for corporate gigs. Categories include history and sports trivia, as well as more obscure rounds like “pop music thesaurus” and “breakfast cereal haiku.” Host and producer Noah Tarnow works with corporate planners to customize the show, which can even include questions about the company, if you want. Shows last from 30 minutes to three hours, and pricing starts at $1,500. MORE >>

06.21.07 4:56 PM

Summer Picnic Menu: By The Shore

Budget: Thomas Preti Caterers offers a Cape Cod-style picnic that includes New England lobster rolls; baby artichoke, purple potato, and fava bean salad; fresh whole fruit; corn bread; double fudge brownies; and beverages for $35 per guest. MORE >>

06.12.07 6:13 PM

Summer Picnic Menu: Southern Style

A plate from Dinosaur Bar-B-Que.
Photo: Francine Daveta for BizBash

Budget: Dinosaur Bar-B-Que serves down-home barbecue that won’t break the bank. For $15.50 a head, they’ll prepare chopped barbecue chicken, Memphis-style pulled pork, coleslaw, beans, and corn bread, plus chocolate chip cookies and brownies. MORE >>

Corporate Summer Picnics

06.05.07 5:46 PM

Summer Picnic Menu: Hot Off the Grill

Schnäck offers classic BBQ favorites (and vegetarian versions as well).
Photo: Francine Daveta for BizBash

Budget: For $25 a person, Brooklyn-based restaurant Schnäck will serve a menu of backyard favorites: their signature mini burgers and beef hot dogs (plus vegan versions as well) with four side dishes, including spicy coleslaw and potato salad, and chocolate and vanilla ice cream. MORE >>

Corporate Summer Picnics

05.17.07 4:28 PM

Beyond the Chiavari Chair

Bargain: Instead of traditional ballroom chairs, go rustic with twiggy folding seats. Made of sturdy bamboo with rattan-wrapped corners, these chairs offer a touch of the exotic—and at less than $10 each ($8.95 at Party Rental Ltd., or $6 from Something Different Party Rental, they’re a steal. MORE >>

Swarovski, Guggenheim Museum

07.14.06 3:42 PM

Atkins-Friendly Dinners

ON THE CHEAP:
Using fresh, seasonal ingredients, Tim Brien of 212 Catering offers a light meal that begins with a prosciutto-wrapped grilled.phparagus appetizer. The entrée is protein-packed with nuts and legumes: roasted salmon with a macadamia nut-crust and a side of ginger cilantro lentils. And flourless brownies made with Splenda—no sugar for you!—and a scoop of Atkins ice cream finishes the meal, which costs only $24.50 per person.

MID-PRICE:
Rosemary Howe of Barraud Caterers Limited designed a rich, high-protein meal that starts with a veal sweetbreads with crayfish and an arugula and shellfish emulsion. The entrée: roast filet of beef on escarole with foie gras butter. And avoiding sugar substitutes that most no-carb desserts require, she’d offer a cheese course at the end of the meal, with Epoisses with blueberry-thyme compote, Fourme d’Ambert soup with sweet almond wafer, and a basil crepe with Clacbitou chevre and spiced toasted walnut. Despite the gourmet ingredients, her menu is a well-priced $50 per person.

SPLURGE:
Ricky Eisen of Events & Celebrations by Between the Bread suggests indulging protein-only guests with a filet mignon medallions entrée served with tarragon mustard sauce, charred tomatoes,.phparagus, and cauliflower. The first course is nothing to sniff at either: Try smoked salmon florets with caviar garnish served on a Dijon vinaigrette-dressed bed of baby lettuce. For dessert, a thick, dense, flourless chocolate cake sweetened with Splenda and sprinkled with fresh .phpberries and fresh plain whipped cream. It’s decadent, it’s luxurious, and it’ll set you back $80 per guest.

—Suzanne Ito MORE >>

07.05.05 12:00 AM

3 Budgets, 3 Ideas: Golf Shirts

Bargain
If you’re on a budget, go for basic gear, like the Carefree Double L Polo shirt from L. L. Bean. The no-nonsense pique knit cotton shirt has banded sleeves, comes in 11 colors, and costs $22.50. Large orders are discounted—for instance, $750 worth of the same item carries a 10 percent discount, and for additional fees, shirts can be branded with a company logo.

Mid-Price
For a little more money, try this jazzy striped number from J. Crew, which sports a chest pocket. Made of a flat-laying jersey knit, this one has side vents and costs $38.

Splurge
Brooks Brothers is a classic choice for apparel suitable for hitting the links. The Country Club Lisle striped shirt comes in four colors and costs $89.50. And the retailer also offers embroidery and logo services.

Posted 07.05.05

This story originally appeared in the June/July 2005 issue of the BiZBash Event Style Reporter. MORE >>

06.27.05 12:00 AM

3 Budgets, 3 Ideas: Branded Chocolates

On the Cheap
John & Kira’s produces scrumptious chocs filled with farm-direct ingredients, like mint grown at a local school. Corporate gifts come in simple, blonde wood boxes burned with the company logo and tied with gift ribbon fastened with a customized wax seal. Three new flavors will debut this fall. A 15-piece box costs $26, and quantity discounts apply to orders of more than $250. MORE >>

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