Mount Sinai Hospital's decision to hold its annual gala fund-raiser both indoors at Roy Thompson Hall and in adjoining tent from Regal Tents in nearby Metro Square created a novel experience for guests. But for caterer GMB Culinary Productions, it presented a number of logistical challenges. For one, dinner was served in the tent far from the Roy Thomson Hall kitchen, so GMB was forced to install temporary kitchens in two auxiliary tents. "They had to bring in everything needed for the event, including garden hoses for running water," said gala chair Karen Goldlist.Another challenge was that of serving 800 full-course meals to dinner-and-show guests seated in the tent, while simultaneously passing cocktails and hors d'oeuvres to 500 show-only guests arriving in the Roy Thomson Hall foyer. At the beginning of the evening, GMB also served a round of appetizers such as grilled tuna on ginger rice cakes with wasabi dressing to arriving dinner guests in the foyer of the hall. (GMB had prepared the food the day before the event.) Since the meal was kosher, GMB provided a meshgiach to observe food preparation and service throughout.
Chair-man Mills spiced up the dining area with white tablecloths, clear square chargers, and silver chiavari chairs. Church Street Florals installed bright orange tulip arrangements on the dinner tables, around the outskirts of the tent and near the stage in the middle of the tent. Every other place setting received a copy of the new CD from jazz singer Michael Buble, who was the evening's headline entertainer.
Chair-man Mills spiced up the dining area with white tablecloths, clear square chargers, and silver chiavari chairs. Church Street Florals installed bright orange tulip arrangements on the dinner tables, around the outskirts of the tent and near the stage in the middle of the tent. Every other place setting received a copy of the new CD from jazz singer Michael Buble, who was the evening's headline entertainer.
Vibrant orange flower arrangements from Church Street Florals and silver chiavari chairs from Chair-man Mills spiced up the dining space during Mount Sinai Hospital's annual gala fund-raiser at Roy Thomson Hall.
GMB Culinary Productions prepared grilled tuna on ginger rice cakes with wasabi dressing for the first round of appetizers.
A cascade of orange tulips graced the Roy Thompson Hall reception area.
