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I'm looking for a fresh way to display the menu at an upcoming event instead of the usual paper menu or card-on-the-plate style. Any suggestions?
For the installation dinner of the South Florida chapter of Meeting Professionals International, Advantage DMS put a playful retro twist on the menu by placing it in a View-Master, the children's toy that clicks through different images when the user depresses a lever. Each guest received a View-Master, which in addition to the menu, included the event's schedule and list of sponsors. Another idea: California-based Candy Art USA Inc. can take any menu and print it on sheets of milk, dark, marble, or white Belgian chocolate. Add corporate logos or photos for a more personal touch. They come in three sizes: 3.5- by 5.5-inches ($8), 4- by 6-inches ($9), and 5- by 7-inches ($11.75). Prices include setup and mold charges, cellophane wrapping, and elegant ribbon.
Another way to display a menu is on acrylic blocks. Bill Whidden, founder of Ice Magic in Orlando, recently started a company called PartyPass.biz that supplies acrylic menus. A client wanted menus printed on ice, and acrylic was the most practical way to fulfill that request. The writing is engraved by laser onto a quarter-inch-thick piece of acrylic. Photos and corporate logos can be added as well. Menus can be created in any shape; Ice Magic made guitar-shaped menus for the Greater Orlando National Association of Catering Executives' awards dinner this past April. The clear creations range from $10 to $18 apiece and include a stand plus a colored light that clips onto the menu for a glowing table display.
Happy Planning!
Vanessa
Posted 10.31.05
I'm looking for a fresh way to display the menu at an upcoming event instead of the usual paper menu or card-on-the-plate style. Any suggestions?
For the installation dinner of the South Florida chapter of Meeting Professionals International, Advantage DMS put a playful retro twist on the menu by placing it in a View-Master, the children's toy that clicks through different images when the user depresses a lever. Each guest received a View-Master, which in addition to the menu, included the event's schedule and list of sponsors. Another idea: California-based Candy Art USA Inc. can take any menu and print it on sheets of milk, dark, marble, or white Belgian chocolate. Add corporate logos or photos for a more personal touch. They come in three sizes: 3.5- by 5.5-inches ($8), 4- by 6-inches ($9), and 5- by 7-inches ($11.75). Prices include setup and mold charges, cellophane wrapping, and elegant ribbon.
Another way to display a menu is on acrylic blocks. Bill Whidden, founder of Ice Magic in Orlando, recently started a company called PartyPass.biz that supplies acrylic menus. A client wanted menus printed on ice, and acrylic was the most practical way to fulfill that request. The writing is engraved by laser onto a quarter-inch-thick piece of acrylic. Photos and corporate logos can be added as well. Menus can be created in any shape; Ice Magic made guitar-shaped menus for the Greater Orlando National Association of Catering Executives' awards dinner this past April. The clear creations range from $10 to $18 apiece and include a stand plus a colored light that clips onto the menu for a glowing table display.
Happy Planning!
Vanessa
Posted 10.31.05