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July 18, 2014
Frozen Bananas Foster
Frozen Bananas Foster

Another frosty dessert idea: Chicago-based catering firm Truffleberry Market serves frozen cinnamon-rum-bananas-Foster mousse.

Photo: Courtesy of Truffleberry Market
Thrillist's Best Day of Your Life
Thrillist's Best Day of Your Life

Thrillist's fourth annual Best Day of Your Life party took place June 18 at various bars in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The event featured a wall of printers from Luster, an Instagram-powered printing company, which automatically printed out custom photos of guests if they used the event's hashtag in an Instagram post.

Photo: Courtesy of Thrillist
Riviera Hotel & Casino Implosion
Riviera Hotel & Casino Implosion

To promote the implosion of the historic Riviera Hotel & Casino on June 14, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority invited fans and visitors to share their confessions—a nod to Las Vegas' slogan "What Happens Here, Stays Here"—which were then permanently concealed in the  #WHHSH Vault for the detonation ceremony.

Photo: Glenn Pinkerton/Las Vegas News Bureau
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Cuervo also took over Felix’s Restaurant & Oyster Bar on July 24 for an exclusive after-hours experience. The event featured bar team partners from Vertical, Mexico City and Hanky Panky, Mexico, music by DJ Nacho, and mobile oyster shuckers who topped the shellfish with a Cuervo Reposado mignonette.
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Miniature bottles of Round Pond Estate’s olive oil and vinegars, $9 each, allow guests to take home a taste of Napa Valley. The 50-milliliter vessels contain artisanal flavors like Meyer lemon olive oil and Cabernet-Merlot vinegar. Items can be shipped throughout the United States and Canada.
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Moët Hennessy, Jose Cuervo, and Balcones Whisky hosted happy hours, parties, and educational sessions at the annual cocktail conference in New Orleans.
Cuervo also took over Felix’s Restaurant & Oyster Bar on July 24 for an exclusive after-hours experience. The event featured bar team partners from Vertical, Mexico City and Hanky Panky, Mexico, music by DJ Nacho, and mobile oyster shuckers who topped the shellfish with a Cuervo Reposado mignonette.
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Planners can also incorporate an array of new program openers for their meetings at Disney.
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