Dr Pepper Theme
For a recent wedding in Chicago, Truffleberry Market catering created Dr Pepper theme cupcakes for a couple who had bonded over their love of the soft drink on their first date.
Photo: Colin Lyons Photography
One Flew at Library Bar at Public Hotel
At the Library Bar in Chicago, the One Flew cocktail is served in a birdcage. The large-batch rum punch, spiced with tiki bitters, serves 15 guests. Its ingredients include the Italian liqueur Galliano, which a bar rep says is "making a comeback."
Photo: Courtesy of The Library Bar at Public Hotel
Limelight's "One Potato, Two Potato" Station
Instead of serving French fries at a stationary table, Limelight has used a wheelbarrow to deliver Belgian frites at events. The fries are served in cones, and assorted sauces are displayed on the side.
Photo: Artisan Events
For an Arizona Jeans Company event targeting millennials in New York last year, Mexican-style paper lanterns and flowers hung from the ceiling for a vibrant look and feel.
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Heirloom Catering & Event Design, based in suburban Washington, launched earlier this year. The company provides corporate and social catering from in-office lunches to gala dinners, as well as interactive stations like a mini doughnut dessert bar with toppings such as candied bacon, whipped dulce de leche, and orange cocoa liqueur. It also offers event planning services.
Photo: Krista A Jones
All countries in the European Union must notify consumers when foods contain any of the top 14 allergens that the E.U. regulates. At an MPI event in Poland, organizers wrote on the table covers to indicate which allergens were present in the buffet items. Stuckrath says she would like to see the U.S. Food and Drug Administration adopt a similar requirement. “The more transparent you are up front the less headaches you’ll have from questions,” she says.
Photo: Tracy Stuckrath
