Boutique Bites
After getting her degree from New York’s Culinary Institute of America, Elaina Vazquez worked at luxury restaurants such as Avenues at the Peninsula hotel in Chicago and Joël Robuchon at the Mansion in Las Vegas. In 2008, at age 26, she opened her own catering firm in Chicago, which now serves a client base that includes fashion designers and film directors. Vazquez is known for what she refers to as “stylish minis”—everything from quarter-size cheeseburgers to tiny tacos.
Filet mignon sandwich
"The menu consisted of typical food you would take to a picnic—but presented in a fun, fashionable, and more interesting way. Filet mignon sandwiches were wrapped with parchment and tied with red-and-white twine; homemade potato chips were served in mini fry baskets."
The 18th annual Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Gala took place February 7 at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington. The event showcased four floral designs from Volanni that incorporated red toned flowers, monstera leaves, succulents, lily grass, and accents of mini cymbidiums blossoms for dinner table centerpieces.
Rockwell Group and Ovando built their version of a modern-day potting shed, complete with cacti centerpieces, a vertical garden, and a diffuser that filled the space with a signature scent.
Diffa's 20th annual fund-raising event, which showcased a variety of dining and tabletop vignettes, took place March 16 to 20 at Pier 92 in New York. Students from Parsons the New School for Design used materials found in the city’s five boroughs to construct their vignette, which was painted all white.
