Sublime Catering served casual, street-style food like noodles and egg rolls.
Photo: Kyle Burton
Jim Beam Global had a narrow 30-foot tent that combined three brands: Skinny Girl, Pucker, and Courvoisier. "The challenge here was that each brand needed an identity, but they shared a space," said designer Kelly Wagner. She placed Pucker in the center of the tent under a candy-hued canopy that had a lemonade-stand feel. The canopy contained the colors of the different Pucker flavors.
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The Skinny Girl section was decked in the brand's signature red-and-white colors. The space held a white bar with a red, tufted panel. The buttons in the tufting were black to mimic the black dots that also decorate the Skinny Girl branding.
Photo: Josh Sears for Event Creative
Patron tequila had a bright, green-and-white space with oversize replicas of the brand's bee-shaped logo.
Photo: Josh Sears for Event Creative
Students of the Harrington College of Design were inspired by birds' nest-weaving techniques. Using found objects such as newspapers and plastic bags, they wove patterns into the walls surrounding their table, which also held natural accents such as flowers and branches.
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'Elle' Women in Hollywood Awards
Elle magazine held its annual Women in Hollywood Awards in Los Angeles on October 15. Caravents handled the event design and production, creating a minimalist look with coral-colored floral arrangements set atop matte mirrored Perspex rectangles.
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Bloor Street Entertains
Bloor Street Entertains, a fund-raiser for CANFAR, took place in several venues on the Toronto street on November 28. Students from Seneca College worked with event producer Spinraduis to design a table with an Elegant Winter theme in the William Ashley china shop. At each place setting, Christmas tree ornaments shaped like glittering presents served as name cards, and guests took home the festive trinkets at the end of the night. Ecostems designed the lush centerpiece.
Photo: Brian Wickens/Seneca College
Art Basel 2012: "William John Kennedy: The Warhol Museum Edition" Launch
At the Miami Beach launch of William John Kennedy’s portraits of Andy Warhol December 7, guests ate roasted Peking duck moo-shoo rolls with hoisin-marinated scallions served in mini take-out boxes adorned with Warhol's portrait of Chairman Mao Zedong. Other Warhol-inspired bites from the Villa by Barton G. included tomato gazpacho served in mini iconic Campbell's soup cans and Kobe beef sliders served on a tray of Coca-Cola bottles.
Photo: World Red Eye
Baked by Pure Kitchen Catering
Chicago’s Pure Kitchen Catering has a new division called Baked. The operation focuses on boozy desserts paired with inventive cocktails. Menu items include deceptively innocent-looking orange chiffon cupcakes topped with Kettle-One-vodka-laden orange buttercream frosting.
Photo: Courtesy of Pure Kitchen Catering
Playing up a preppy, collegiate vibe, the invitation to the J. Press York Street collection’s spring presentation, fittingly held at the Yale Club, came in the form of a scaled-down wool felt pennant flag.
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Linen Rentals in Las Vegas
California-based La Tavola Fine Linen Rental has opened its first Las Vegas showroom. The company offers 11 linen collections, as well as coordinating pieces, like napkins and seat cushions.
Photo: Sean Dagen
Unique Table Rentals in Los Angeles
Town and Country Event Rentals now offers the Cielo Blanco 4- by 8-foot dining table, available with custom fabric insets.
Photo: Courtesy of Town and Country Event Rentals
Menu cards held by ceramic hands at an event designed by Canvas & Canopy
Photo: Sarah Yates for Birds of a Feather
A jewel-hued centerpiece, which contained pomegranates and artichokes as well as flowers, ran down the center of Room & Board's table. On the walls, botanical prints complemented the natural theme.
Photo: Barry Brecheisen for BizBash
Orange flowers in green bud vases created a simple but lush centerpiece.
Photo: Barry Brecheisen for BizBash
A warm-weather take on the food-and-drink pairings trend: one-bite paella skewers served with red and white sangria, by KG Fare Catering & Events in New York.
Photo: Courtesy of KG Fare Catering & Events
Chicago’s Truffleberry Market reports recently receiving requests to create finger-friendly versions of classic desserts. The catering company's banana split cones feature strawberry mousse in a mini waffle cone dipped in dark chocolate and topped with fresh strawberries, banana chips, and shaved hazelnuts.
Photo: Courtesy of Truffleberry Market
From Elegant Affairs’ clean eating menu, cilantro lime-infused crab salad cucumber cups make for a light, refreshing hors d’oeuvre.
Photo: Courtesy of Elegant Affairs Catering & Event Design
The Skybar at the Mondrian Los Angeles is offering a few new takes on the classic mojito, including a spicy mango mojito muddled with serrano peppers.
Photo: Courtesy of the Mondrian Los Angeles
For an upscale camp-themed affair, try KG Fare Catering & Events' mess-free take on s'mores, displayed on clothespins.
Photo: KG Fare Catering & Events
ION's "Get Wrapped Up in the Holidays"
As part of its campaign, ION provided a hot chocolate bar. Agency staffers created their own box of edible goodies, choosing from a buffet-like selection. The broadcasting company also crafted a large white box tied with a red ribbon and invited staffers to drop in their business cards for an opportunity to win an iPad mini.
Photo: Courtesy of the Michael Alan Group
Or, instead of serving potentially sloppy burgers, offer an updated, bite-size take on sliders: Serena Bass for Special Attention Caterers in New York skewers grilled sirloin meatballs with romaine hearts, tomato, cheddar cheese slices, bacon, chipotle mayo, and brioche croutons.
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For a recent Wedding Library luncheon, Gifts for the Good Life created etched invitations onto miniature bottles of Champagne.
Photo: Jessica Torossian for BizBash
