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.
Salad can be messy, with the risk of oily dressing ending up on clothes and hands. Occasions Caterers in Washington created a wedge salad bite hors d’oeuvre, served on a fork, that tidies up salad service.
S’mores got their start as sticky, gooey, handheld campfire treats, but events have reinvented them in many ways friendlier to guests, such as this example of a lollipop version at the Engage!14 Wedding Summit dessert party.
The second Chicago-theme menu is Nuts on Clark, a summer-inspired display that offers popcorn, nuts, and more as an homage to Clark Avenue, which is two blocks from Wrigley Field. The display offers a variety of popcorn toppings and mix-ins including caramel, chocolate, and garlic olive oil, candy and nuts, and flavored seasonings including ranch, cheddar, and sriracha. Beverages include bottles of Americana-brand flavored soda.
Next door to the Farm is Murdock's Cafe, which offers seven unique takes on hot cocoa: the Sandlot, with graham cracker dust and toasted marshmallows; 94 Crumbs, with chocolate whipped cream and Oreo pieces; Moose Boost, with an espresso shot and whipped cream; the Bear Lake, with raspberry hot cocoa and chocolate whipped cream; the Mogul Mint, with peppermint hot cocoa, peppermint whipped cream, and crushed peppermint; the Carmel Corn, with popcorn whipped cream and salted caramel; and the Peanut Booter, with peanut butter whipped cream and dark chocolate pieces.
Tequila Don Julio poured specialty drinks from inside an Airstream.
Cotton candy topped champagne cocktails during the Council of Fashion Designers of America brunch as part of the PopSugar Cabana Club at the Colony Palms Hotel, produced by AgenC.
A cart served up cotton candy for guests at the PopSugar cabana club.
