Pumpkin Creme Brulee
In a reference to Cinderella's pumpkin carriage, pumpkin creme brulee from Superb Cuisine was served after dinner.
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In an homage to the venue's bakery past, a Tube Buffet held various breads. Servers in baker hats doled out rustic country rye bread, salted pretzels, dark rye rolls, and more in sheets of deli paper.
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In the second-level dessert lounge, Hoosier Mama Pie Co.'s station offered mini pies on a stick.
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Stacks of pumpkins were carved to resemble the cityscape, a play on the event's theme of juxtaposition.
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A long hallway became a willow- and maple-lined corridor.
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Apple-Pie-Making
Nothing says fall like apple pie, and the Park Hyatt Washington has a new activity centered on the autumn treat. During interactive culinary classes held in the newly renovated event and meeting space, chefs lead guests through the process of making a fruity, spicy pie and share details about the dish’s history. The classes typically last around 30 minutes and can accommodate groups of any size.
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White flowers and manzanita branches spruce up the Whole Foods Market South Loop's Tablescapes design.
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The centerpieces of leaves, pine cones, fruits, and beaded flowers sat in mahogany pedestal bowls.
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Weight Watchers hosted a pop-up dinner party at Carondelet House in Los Angeles earlier this month. With fare focusing on lighter local options, all cooked by Katsuya chef Jennie Trinh, the event included organic fall produce and foliage down the center of the long, rustic table.
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Monochrome marigolds and table numbers in champagne bottles sat atop rustic tables at the Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic, designed by BrownHot Events, in Los Angeles earlier this month.
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The "Imagining the Lowline" fund-raising initiative's co-founders hosted a New York dinner billed as an "anti-gala" in 2012. Van Wyck & Van Wyck used reclaimed wood dining tables decorated with traditional taper candles and organic centerpieces made up of potted mint, lavender, rosemary, geranium leaves, and olive branches.
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At Diffa's Dining by Design in New York, Ralph Lauren went with a cozy, ski chalet-inspired look. Centerpieces of snowberries and wrought-iron lanterns created a runner down the center of the rustic wood table. Other striking details included a faux fireplace, Pendleton-inspired bench cushions, and an antler chandelier.
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63. Modern Chairs With Fur Accents
“Clear Louis Ghost chairs are dressed with white faux fur pillows.” Table design and decor by David Beahm Design; rentals from Party Rental Ltd.
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The Nature Conservancy of Canada celebrated its 50th anniversary gala in November at the Ritz-Carlton in Toronto, where planners created a wintery forest feel by lining the ballroom with living trees hung with candlelit lanterns.
Photo: Tom Sandler
Stag-head pillows and faux fur throws dressed four floating beds suspended from the ceiling.
Photo: Gary Beechey
Walls made from rolled up carpets gave the installation a log cabin feel.
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In Los Angeles in October, Weight Watchers hosted a dinner offering healthy fare from Katsuya chef Jennie Trinh, which guests ate at a long wooden table accented by pumpkins and fall foliage.
Photo: Tiger Tiger Studio
The Bloor Street Entertains fund-raiser for the Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research in 2008 featured wheat sheaves on tabletops at Roots Canada.
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The Horticultural Society of New York’s Flowers & Design fund-raiser in 2007 had decor inspired by all four season. A fall-like tabletop embraced a harvest theme, with bronze casts of farmer Amy Goldman’s heirloom pumpkins, gourds, and squash.
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As part of New York's Wine & Food Festival in 2012, Whole Foods's activation included a photo op with a backdrop that looked like a scenic tree-lined pathway in a fall foliage wonderland.
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At the D.C. Chapter of the International Special Events Society's tabletop design competition in 2010, Edge Floral Event Designers created centerpieces that evoked harvest time with sugared grapes and pears.
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