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The entry hall was inspired by the Magnificent Mile. Entertainment included a "champagne skirt diva," whose costume held flutes of the bubbly beverage.

Also in the Magnificent Mile area, stilt walkers draped in flowers and vines represented the area's sidewalk gardens. In the background, Kehoe Designs created a light-splashed replica of the Chicago skyline.

Food offerings in the Magnificent Mile area included a "sushi garden." An assortment of vegetarian and fish-filled sushi was displayed in white shadowboxes filled with wheatgrass.

The museum's lower level was built out to reflect the Bronzeville neighborhood. Entertainment included a blues performance from Wayne Baker Brooks, and snacks included peach and cherry "pie fries" that combined strips of crust with jars of fruity toppings.

Kehoe topped the central bar with a large structure that bore the names of Chicago's various neighborhoods. The full bar was open throughout the party's 7 to 9 p.m. run.

The north main level of the museum had food inspired by Chinatown, and guests stocked up on fresh spring rolls, coconut bubble tea, crab rangoon, and Peking duck bao.

The south main level was inspired by Devon Avenue. Referencing the neighborhood's Indian community, Bollywood dancers performed. There was also a henna hand-painting station, free bangle bracelets, and appetizers such as eggplant sliders.

On the balcony, Wicker Park was represented by snacks such as Brussels sprout salads served in fruit cartons; there was also a "Hipster Dawgs" station serving artisan lamb sausage with smoked tomato jam, caramelized onion, and pickle relish.

The book party for Ben Mezrich’s Seven Wonders, held at the W Boston in September, featured food station signage inspired by vintage postcards and stamps from the locations mentioned in the adventure novel. The food labels were accented with world atlases to complete the look.

Passed hors d'oeuvres, like deviled eggs, were served on slate boards with item names written in chalk for an event at the Breakers Mediterranean Courtyard during the Palm Beach Food & Wine Festival in December 2013.

At Thinkery's Imaginarium gala, held in Austin in September, vintage games and throwback toys popped up throughout the “Playing It Forward”-theme event, including classic Slinkies as part of the hors d'oeuvres presentation.

A vintage TV display advertised series-inspired cocktails at the ATX Television Festival in June.

Great Performances decorated the dessert table to look like a boudoir for the opening night after-party for New York City Opera's Anna Nicole production, held at Skylight One Hanson in September 2013. The menu was written in red lipstick on vanity mirrors, and presented alongside jewelry boxes and glass jars filled with chocolate truffles, pink meringues, and candy lips, plus cones of pink cotton candy.

Taking inspiration from comic books, the dessert table at the Shiraz Events-designed Unicef Masquerade Ball in 2012, held at New York's Angel Orensanz Foundation, included bright, action-packed signs to play off the superhero theme.

At the annual Rammy awards gala, held at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in June, food pavilions made from pallet wood were covered in chalkboards that featured the each station's sponsor and the menu items in decorative writing.

At The Knot's “Knot-so-Typical Industry Event” at Miami's Studio 743 in January 2013, servers from Hugh's Catering wore apple-shaped food signage on their foreheads and were encouraged not to speak during the surrealist-theme party.

At the Chefs’ Tribute to Citymeals-on-Wheels, held in June at the ice rink in Rockefeller Center, lampposts with the names of the chefs and dishes helped guests navigate the food and drink stations.

For Unicef's Adventures in Wonderland Masquerade Ball, held at Marquee in New York in October, apothecary jars filled with sweets tempted guests with "Open Me" tags and the name of the candy inside.

At the Museum of Science & Industry’s Black Creativity gala in Chicago in January 2013, Sodexo presented hanging terrariums of flavored salts—including red chili, pink Hawaiian, smoke, and rosemary—that were designated with labeled stones.

Servers from the Catered Affair wore appetizer badges with food allergy information, in case guests couldn't hear over the band performances, at the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Massachusetts Bay's “Big Night” event at House of Blues Boston in February 2013.

Attendees received thematic turn down gifts, including Alice in Wonderland-inspired sweets and pajama tops with designs that resembled the event's branding. Guests stayed at the conference's venue, the Four Seasons Resort Orlando at Walt Disney World.

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