
The event was held at sunset atop the Scholastic building in downtown New York. An Alice in Wonderland-inspired mad tea party picnic created by Jerry Schwartz of the Garden Party came complete with a tiny table designed to look like a toadstool.
Photo: Becky Yee Photography

Grilled corn on the cob with assorted toppings; roasted potato salad on chive sticks; watermelon cubes with feta and spinach; spinach salad with chopped eggs and microgreens in bacon cups; “hot dog” and “hamburger” macarons; and apple pie parfaits, by Windows Catering Company in Washington
Photo: Erika Rydberg for BizBash

Bento boxes including chilled Italian antipasti, served with sangria with blood orange ice cubes, iced tea with lemon zest and mint, and Peroni beer, by Parkland Chef in Boca Raton, Florida
Photo: Andrew King/LuvRox Photography

Graphic design firm Alfalfa Studio looked to the event’s location for inspiration: Toy taxi cabs accented a colorful picnic blanket that displayed an outline of Manhattan created from iconic city imagery, and a construction-worker-style lunchbox functioned as the picnic basket.
Photo: Becky Yee Photography
10. Malibu and Vine Bar & Grille

This August, in the hills just east of Malibu, the Malibu Golf Club unveiled Malibu and Vine Bar & Grille, a wine-centric steak house with farm-to-table influences and a 300-seat outdoor wine bar.
Photo: Courtesy of Malibu and Vine Bar & Grille