From a melting chocolate sphere to a crumbly cracker shell, these catering dishes and desserts add another element to any meal and allow guests to play with their food.
This story appeared in BizBash's Spring 2019 issue.
Dark, milk, and white chocolate slabs with toppings such as seeds, dried fruit, and nuts flash frozen with nitrogen and smashed with mallets, by Wolfgang Puck Catering in Atlanta, Boston, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Seattle, and Washington
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Guests use mallets to smash their customized chocolate slabs.
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Heirloom green tomatoes, burrata, smoked pepper pesto, and micro herbs underneath an edible lattice dome, served with a small wooden hammer, by Creative Edge Parties in New York
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Customizable chocolate creations with treats inside, by executive pastry chef Chris Ford of Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel in Los Angeles
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Hand-blown golden spheres filled with fresh raspberries, raspberry mousse, and fresh edible flowers, by Wolfgang Puck Catering in Atlanta, Boston, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Seattle, and Washington
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Guests can crack open the golden spheres.
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Brittle station where guests smash chocolate with mallets, by Limelight Catering in Chicago
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Edible pillow cracker filled with a composed salad smashed using a mini wooden maraca, by Pinch Food Design in New York
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Chocolate sphere filled with salted caramel ganache, chocolate meringue, and wild berries, garnished with a chocolate berry macaron and served with a pitcher of warm berry sauce to pour over the top, causing the chocolate to melt, by Abigail Kirsch in New York
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The chocolate sphere melts from the warm sauce.
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Crème brûlée cookies with vanilla bean caramelized sugar and custard cookie, by Creative Edge Parties in New York
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