6. Lobster Salad in Ice Cups

“Another hors d’oeuvre idea: Chilled lobster salad with Pernod aioli, topped with Russian osetra caviar and Kiev lemon crème fraiche served in dill-infused ice cups.” Catering by Chef Saon Brice of Linwoods Catering
Photo: Artemas Mott

At the AIDS Foundation of Chicago's holiday-themed World of Chocolate event, guests sipped vanilla- and cinnamon-spiced hot chocolate from mini pipettes by the Signature Room at the 95th.
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At a holiday party hosted by Style Boston and Boston Magazine, the Catered Affair served tuna tartare with wasabi aioli on a tray accented with wheatgrass and peppers—traditional Christmas colors on unexpected objects.
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