C2 Catering Couture serves sugar bubbles filled with chocolate mousse and a fortune cookie. The dessert is served alongside a hammer to crack open the sphere.
Photo: C2 Catering Couture
Lobster risotto is spotted with pomegranate.
Photo: C2 Catering Couture
Lemon "lego" cubes top pieces of grilled chicken.
Photo: C2 Catering Couture
A deconstructed Greek salad is served alongside a dressing injection.
Photo: C2 Catering Couture
A garden-inspired dish featuring seasonal vegetables by Great Performances in New York can stand in for a traditional floral centerpiece.
Photo: Courtesy of GreatPerformances
McCartney's carnival-themed presentation also had a mac 'n' cheese station. Guests could grab a mini serving wrapped in a spinach cone from a Ferris-wheel stand, or opt for a full cup that could be topped with veggie bacon bits, truffle oil, jalapeños, scallions, or sriracha sauce.
Photo: Jim Shi
For the grand opening of the Miami Airport Convention Center in Miami earlier this year, the venue's catering team created an edible garden using toasted pumpernickel crumbs as "dirt" with spears of baby carrots, asparagus spears, and zucchini, as well as baby tomatoes and buffalo mozzarella "flowers."
Photo: Harvey Bilt
At this year's Luminescence gala in Chicago, passed canapes included cured salmon lollipops, displayed on beds of wheatgrass.
Photo: Courtesy of John G. Shedd Aquarium
Sentry Centers' in-house kitchen can make afternoon snacks including fried granola balls, mini burgers, and yogurt parfaits.
Photo: Marina Senra for BizBash
To keep attendees from using breaks just to check their email, the Four Seasons Hotels in Chicago and Las Vegas offer "BlackBerry breaks," where attendees leave their PDAs at a charging station provided by the hotel and spend time talking over a menu inspired by the berry itself.
Photo: Courtesy of Four Seasons Chicago
