At the Watermill Center’s benefit in 2015, Great Performances created dishes that would allow guests to easily roam—all self-serve options designed to be hand-held and didn't even necessarily require plates. Among them was fried chicken served in waffle cones.
Boutique Bites
After getting her degree from New York’s Culinary Institute of America, Elaina Vazquez worked at luxury restaurants such as Avenues at the Peninsula hotel in Chicago and Joël Robuchon at the Mansion in Las Vegas. In 2008, at age 26, she opened her own catering firm in Chicago, which now serves a client base that includes fashion designers and film directors. Vazquez is known for what she refers to as “stylish minis”—everything from quarter-size cheeseburgers to tiny tacos.
Filet mignon sandwich
"The menu consisted of typical food you would take to a picnic—but presented in a fun, fashionable, and more interesting way. Filet mignon sandwiches were wrapped with parchment and tied with red-and-white twine; homemade potato chips were served in mini fry baskets."
