The menu of dishes was similarly color-coded. For instance, the truffled quail egg on a miniature English muffin (pictured) was designed to represent yellow, while grilled lamb with a black sesame seed crust was meant to symbolize black.
Photo: Nilaya Sabnis
Serving Platter: Salt Slabs
Short rib tacos with shredded cabbage, tomato, and chipotle crema served on a slab of pink salt, from Michael Stuart (347.689.9822, mscnyc.com) in New York
Photo: Jika González for BizBash
Catering trays used by Creative Edge were also made with old boxes and shredded pieces of West Elm's old catalogs.
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Los Angeles Food & Wine
In one of the Lexus grand tasting's inspiring food presentations during L.A. Food & Wine, Big Sur's Post Ranch Inn served mini shaved ice cones in a metal bucket set up like a beach scene, with sugar for sand. Ingredients for the dessert came from the venue's garden.
Photo: Courtesy of Los Angeles Food & Wine Festival & Tyrone D. Washington
More playful components included bites presented on platters that hung from large white balloons marked with the AOL logo.
Photo: Phillip Angert
The caterers used tree slabs as trays for passed hors d'oeuvres.
Photo: A. Jesse Jiryu Davis
Servers from Core Event Staff passed hors d'oeuvres from Daniel et Daniel on trays with armrests shaped like tubes.
Photo: BizBash
Passed on trays covered with a bed of pea shoots, hors d'oeuvres from Creative Edge included chicken summer rolls, Tuscan grilled lemon shrimp with a white bean mousseline, and vegan banh mi.
Photo: Jika González for BizBash
Customized Macaroni and Cheese
At Stella McCartney's Electricity-Free Carnival in New York in 2012, a mac 'n' cheese station was set up as a two-part offering: guests could either select a mini serving on a spinach cone from a Ferris-wheel-shaped stand, or opt for a full cup that could be customized with toppings such as veggie bacon bits, truffle oil, jalapeños, scallions, or sriracha sauce.
Photo: Jim Shi
Wolfgang Puck Catering has set up its playful Easter Egg display at events including bridal shows and the 2012 Governors Ball in Los Angeles. Displayed on a springlike bed of grass, the dish tucked vanilla-and-wild-strawberry cake into gilded eggshells; tiny lavender macarons topped each treat. The company can also use the eggs to hold savory snacks.
Photo: Courtesy of Wolfgang Puck Catering
Jewell Events Catering brought in striped, color-themed appetizer carts.
Photo: Cheri Eisenberg
Pulled pork sliders were placed atop an appropriately pig-shaped platter.
Photo: Lila Photo
MCM x at60inches Handbag Launch
At the MCM event, waitstaff passed olives in cans, which guests could pick up using the skewers provided.
Photo: BFA
Instead of traditional trays, servers used rolling metro carts to pass hors d'oeuvres.
Photo: Bob Carl
