Catering

May 6, 2013
The evening’s specialty cocktail will be the Red Carpet, a mix of pear-infused vodka, St. Germain, and champagne, complete with a paper Oscar statuette frozen inside an ice cube. 'It's Oscar on the rocks,' Boulud quipped.
The evening’s specialty cocktail will be the Red Carpet, a mix of pear-infused vodka, St. Germain, and champagne, complete with a paper Oscar statuette frozen inside an ice cube. "It's Oscar on the rocks," Boulud quipped.
Photo: Lauren Matthews/BizBash
To represent Kon-Tiki, a Norwegian movie about Polynesia, Boulud created skewers of grilled mahimahi with pineapple and papeete barbecue sauce, which will be served on trays lined with pineapple skins and banana leaves.
To represent Kon-Tiki, a Norwegian movie about Polynesia, Boulud created skewers of grilled mahimahi with pineapple and papeete barbecue sauce, which will be served on trays lined with pineapple skins and banana leaves.
Photo: Lauren Matthews/BizBash
On the red appetizer cart, offerings included cherry tomatoes with smoked salmon, presented in a flower-like display.
On the red appetizer cart, offerings included cherry tomatoes with smoked salmon, presented in a flower-like display.
Photo: Courtesy of Chicago Botanic Garden
There was also a green appetizer cart accessorized with limes, grasses, and flowers.
There was also a green appetizer cart accessorized with limes, grasses, and flowers.
Photo: Courtesy of Chicago Botanic Garden
At the green appetizer cart, a sleek white tray held miniature pea souflées.
At the green appetizer cart, a sleek white tray held miniature pea souflées.
Photo: Courtesy of Chicago Botanic Garden
At Barbra Streisand's recent fund-raiser for the Cedars-Sinai Women's Heart Center in Malibu, guests helped themselves to a raw fruit and veggie bar. In place of a tablecloth, organizers used a quilt to match the vintage-inspired aesthetic of the event.
At Barbra Streisand's recent fund-raiser for the Cedars-Sinai Women's Heart Center in Malibu, guests helped themselves to a raw fruit and veggie bar. In place of a tablecloth, organizers used a quilt to match the vintage-inspired aesthetic of the event.
Photo: Alex J. Berliner/ABImages
Guests at Stella McCartney's 2011 spring preview were treated to shaved ice by People's Pops in New York.
Guests at Stella McCartney's 2011 spring preview were treated to shaved ice by People's Pops in New York.
Photo: Andrew H. Walker/WireImage for Stella McCartney
Schaffer’s Genuine Foods created an edible garden for a YouTube event at the Museum of Flying in Santa Monica. The “earth” was made from chopped black olives, breadcrumbs, and puffed wild rice.
Schaffer’s Genuine Foods created an edible garden for a YouTube event at the Museum of Flying in Santa Monica. The “earth” was made from chopped black olives, breadcrumbs, and puffed wild rice.
Photo: Karina Pires Photography
Servers used gardening tools to scoop up the edible earth and veggies.
Servers used gardening tools to scoop up the edible earth and veggies.
Photo: Karina Pires Photography
Dressings, in flavors like chipotle aioli and housemade ranch, were poured from watering cans.
Dressings, in flavors like chipotle aioli and housemade ranch, were poured from watering cans.
Photo: Karina Pires Photography
A New Take on S'Mores
A New Take on S'Mores

For an upscale camp-themed affair, KG Fare Catering & Events offers a mess-free take on s'mores, displayed on clothespins.

Photo: Courtesy of KG Fare Catering & Events
The Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum's Butterfly Ball
The Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum's Butterfly Ball

Although the dress code was black-tie and the champagne flowed at the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum's Butterfly Ball in Chicago on May 3, the gala had a farm-like atmosphere. Playing off the event's "Savour Nature" theme, which highlighted the new exhibition "Food: The Nature of Eating," Event Creative brought in vegetable-centric decor. Tables were decked with miniature gardens potted with tomatoes, colorful peppers, asparagus, and kale; around the centerpieces, fairy lights in miniature Mason jars added to the elegant yard-party vibe.

Photo: Steve Becker/beckermedia.com
The Minnestoa State Fair
The Minnestoa State Fair

The Minnesota State Fair, August 22 to September 2, just announced its latest gluttonous offerings. Included: Homemade meat loaf deep-fried and served on a stick with a red pepper wine glaze from Minnesota Wine Country.

Photo: Courtesy of the Minnesota State Fair
Clarks's Award Dinner
Clarks's Award Dinner

Clarks's annual award dinner took place at Boston's Royale Nightclub June 11. Max Ultimate Catering set the first course on wooden slabs that had the footwear company's logo burned into them. The course included a fire-roasted shrimp stake with heirloom tomatoes, cucumber, watermelon, radish, and asparagus, all drizzled with a wine vinaigrette.

Photo: Michael Blanchard Photography
A mannequin wearing a giant dress served as a high-impact, fashion-related visual in the main room. Volunteers hid under the skirt, and when guests stuck their hands inside the folds, the volunteers placed bracelets on their wrists. The dress was designed by Toronto's Farley Chatto Designs.
A mannequin wearing a giant dress served as a high-impact, fashion-related visual in the main room. Volunteers hid under the skirt, and when guests stuck their hands inside the folds, the volunteers placed bracelets on their wrists. The dress was designed by Toronto's Farley Chatto Designs.
Photo: George Pimentel Photography
A conveyer belt served everything from cocktails to cupcakes to poached lobster tails. Drinks included 'the Bomb,' made with Ketel One vodka, elderflower cordial, and lemon; and 'the V&R' was made with Bombay Sapphire Gin, Earl Grey tea syrup, lemon juice, and sparkling water.
A conveyer belt served everything from cocktails to cupcakes to poached lobster tails. Drinks included "the Bomb," made with Ketel One vodka, elderflower cordial, and lemon; and "the V&R" was made with Bombay Sapphire Gin, Earl Grey tea syrup, lemon juice, and sparkling water.
Photo: George Pimentel Photography
The museum was filled with pink-and-black lounge furniture inspired by Viktor & Rolf's signature brand hues.
The museum was filled with pink-and-black lounge furniture inspired by Viktor & Rolf's signature brand hues.
Photo: George Pimentel Photography
The Big Bang Bash took place at the Royal Ontario Museum. On the walls, projections displayed sponsor logos, Viktor & Rolf runway footage, and prerecorded message from the designers, who couldn't make the event because of Paris Fashion Week commitments.
The Big Bang Bash took place at the Royal Ontario Museum. On the walls, projections displayed sponsor logos, Viktor & Rolf runway footage, and prerecorded message from the designers, who couldn't make the event because of Paris Fashion Week commitments.
Photo: George Pimentel Photography
A giant, floral replica of a Flowerbomb bottle decked the bar.
A giant, floral replica of a Flowerbomb bottle decked the bar.
Photo: George Pimentel Photography
Actual perfume bottles were also displayed on the bar. At the end of the night, guests took home the designers' scents in gift bags. Men's bags contained Spicebomb trial kits and women's bags had the Viktor & Rolf Flowerbomb fragrance.
Actual perfume bottles were also displayed on the bar. At the end of the night, guests took home the designers' scents in gift bags. Men's bags contained Spicebomb trial kits and women's bags had the Viktor & Rolf Flowerbomb fragrance.
Photo: George Pimentel Photography
The seated dinner took place in Samuel Hall Currelly Gallery. On the menu: sashimi tuna cubes, Cornish hen roulade, and a woven chocolate basket.
The seated dinner took place in Samuel Hall Currelly Gallery. On the menu: sashimi tuna cubes, Cornish hen roulade, and a woven chocolate basket.
Photo: George Pimentel Photography
Napkins were wrapped with oversize replicas of the seal on the bottles of Viktor & Rolf's perfume, Flowerbomb. The tablecloths were made of PVC.
Napkins were wrapped with oversize replicas of the seal on the bottles of Viktor & Rolf's perfume, Flowerbomb. The tablecloths were made of PVC.
Photo: George Pimentel Photography
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