Food

January 31, 2018

Buddha Bowl Bar

Andrea Correale, founder and C.E.O. of New York-based catering company Elegant Affairs, said that health food trends will again be prominent in 2018 for clients focused on fitness and nutrition. For people on keto, paleo, vegan, or vegetarian diets, said that an ideal option is a bar offering a variety of ingredients for customized Buddha Bowls, which usually consist of vegetables, healthy grains, and protein.

Photo: Courtesy of Elegant Affairs

Instagrammable Items

Geraldine's at Hotel Van Zandt, a Kimpton Hotel, in Austin serves a snow cone that consists of a white chocolate cone with strawberry granita and peppercorn meringue.

Photo: Courtesy of Kimpton

Push Pops on Melons

Guests could pluck honeydew push pops, which also contained caviar and crème fraîche, from a melon.

Photo: Rodrigo Varela/Getty Images for Food Network SoBe Wine & Food Festival

The contraption that held paper cones of truffle tater tots was a nod to trapeze acts.

Photo: Erik Valind

The Bazaar's Croquettas de Pollo

At the Bazaar at SLS Hotel South Beach, chef José Andrés serves his delicate, chicken-béchamel fritters in a glass replica of one of his sneakers.

Photo: Courtesy of SLS Hotel South Beach

Color-Blocked Visuals

Alongside the title dish at Ceviche & Pisco were coconut halves displaying the individual ingredients. The arrangement added a color-blocking element to the presentation. My Ceviche created the dishes served at the event at the Gale South Beach rooftop.

Photo: Sergi Alexander/Getty Images for Food Network SoBe Wine & Food Festival