Online magazine UrbanDaddy held a holiday party for its New York readers with a dessert bar piled high with macaroons, cakes, and other sweets from several local bakeries.
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Match Restaurant created a menu inspired by fairy tales and 1960s op art, the theme of Toronto-based marketing agency Capital C's party. Psychedelic trays held chicken dipped in gooseberry-plum sauce.
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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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Capital C's event also had seasonal cocktails like Santa's Beard (white chocolate liqueur, half and half, a hint of peppermint, and crushed candy canes).
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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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Duo of green asparagus soup with a pancetta-wrapped Parmesan crostini and white asparagus salad with pickled watermelon rind, crispy pig skin, and fried egg, by Wolfgang Puck Catering & Events in Los Angeles
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Fried anchovies with sage, rock salt, and truffle aioli served in mini tomato-paste cans by Lindsey Shaw Catering in Toronto
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“TV dinner” featuring filet mignon topped with quail eggs, lobster mac and cheese, and Brussels sprouts with carrots, by Boutique Bites in Chicago
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“Bee Break” spread, including honey-drizzled almond croissants; honey, orange, and chocolate chip muffins; and honey-drizzled fruit and yogurt parfaits, by Grande Lakes Orlando in Orlando
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Smoked copper river salmon, beluga caviar and caramelized onion foam cones, by Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando
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S’mores cheesecake, by Thomas Preti Events to Savor in New York
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Mini pretzel bites served with whole grain mustard and shots of Hefeweizen, by Marcey Brownstein Catering & Events in New York
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Pull-apart pork sticky buns with slow-cooked pork confit and brown sugar spice glaze rolled up in sweet dough, by PS 7 in Washington
Photo: Carrie Nosal
Party platter including a whole rotisserie chicken and side dishes like corn on the cob with Parmesan chili and chipotle sauce, and crushed baby potato tostones with truffle chimichurri, by Kokoriko Natural Rotisserie in Miami
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Medjool dates stuffed with marcona almonds and blue cheese wrapped in bacon, by M.B.C. Michelle Bernstein Catering in Miami
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Abigail Kirsch puts a twist on a childhood favorite, Cookies and Milk, featuring a peanut butter and jelly macaroon, bite-size cookies like mint Oreo, black and white, and warm chocolate chunk, served with a caramel malted milk shake topped off with a fortune cookie.
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Elegant Affairs Caterers offers passed mini Pop Tart lollipops in apple cinnamon, strawberry, and s'mores flavors.
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Mary Giuliani Catering & Events pairs one-bite paella with shrimp and chorizo with sips of sangria.
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