!['A clever, tied-to-the-theme specialty cocktail as guests enter is a must for every party.'](https://img.bizbash.com/files/base/bizbash/bzb/image/2012/06/celebrationdiy2011608_ice10png.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&q=70&w=400)
"A clever, tied-to-the-theme specialty cocktail as guests enter is a must for every party."
Photo: Jason Geil
!['I cannot ever get enough of mini patisserie bars for a jaw-dropping dessert display. Move over, plated dessert, there's a new sweets game in town.'](https://img.bizbash.com/files/base/bizbash/bzb/image/2012/06/tuscan011608_table5216png.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&q=70&w=400)
"I cannot ever get enough of mini patisserie bars for a jaw-dropping dessert display. Move over, plated dessert, there's a new sweets game in town."
Photo: Jason Geil, Take the Cake
![The Key West seafood martini includes poached jumbo shrimp, bay scallops, avocado, chopped red onions, peppers, and scallions, tossed in a tangy key lime dressing and served cold in a miniature martini glass.](https://img.bizbash.com/files/base/bizbash/bzb/image/2012/08/key_west_ceviche_goodfood_by_k_and_k.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&q=70&w=400)
The Key West seafood martini includes poached jumbo shrimp, bay scallops, avocado, chopped red onions, peppers, and scallions, tossed in a tangy key lime dressing and served cold in a miniature martini glass.Â
Photo: Jeff Kathrein at K&K Photography