A treelike tower of biscuits made for clever decor at Chicken Coupe host’s Andrew Carmellini’s station. The event was held February 20 in the ballroom at W South Beach.
Presenting dishes family-style? Colorful presentation helps, like the dishes served at the Culinary Odyssey: An Israeli Dinner event February 19 at the Ritz-Carlton Residences Miami Beach. Chef Michael Solomonov prepared the dinner with two visiting Israeli chefs, Meir Adoni and itan Vanunu. The dishes included twice-cooked eggplant, beets with tehina, Moroccan carrots, tabbouleh with quinoa and walnuts, and Bulgarian-style pepper salad.
In Los Angeles, Wolfgang Puck Catering & Events uses vertical buffets. The bookcase-style shelf takes up minimal floor space and lets guests grab their own dishes from various levels of shelves.
In Chicago, Event Creative rents out a charging table. With a built-in display shelf, the table also provides a work space and power outlets. The piece can be customized with corporate colors or brand logos, and it's available at three heights: lounge, seated, and highboy.
San Francisco's Blueprint Studios has a rental piece known as the "Picnic Chill Table." The table has a built-in aluminum tray which allows it to chill drinks; the tray can also hold floral arrangements.
Blueprint Studios' Charging Cube doubles as a branded accent table and a charging station.
Available through NECR, the Zen sofa has sides that can be pulled up to form tables. When the tables are not needed, they are folded down and the piece simply provides seating.
FWR Rental Haus' custom Boulevardier bar comes apart easily and can be rebuilt in an event space. The piece was designed to take up less space on trucks and fit easily into venues with small doorways.
