This week's roundup includes frozen bananas Foster from a Chicago caterer, a cocktail bar made out of 3,000 bricks in Toronto, drinks served in coconut shells in London, and a tray decked with mini soccer balls at at World Cup celebration in New York.
Another frosty dessert idea: Chicago-based catering firm Truffleberry Market serves frozen cinnamon-rum-bananas-Foster mousse.
In advance of the Major League Baseball All-Star Game, the bash was held on July 13 at Epic Entertainment in Minneapolis. The event included performances by Nelly and B.o.B. To highlight the theme, planners splashed baseball gobos on the dance floor. Ark Endeavors L.L.C. and M.L.B.com produced the event; Blake Childs of Ruehling Associates Inc. produced the gobos.
For a cool cocktail on a hot day, Enolo Wine Bar in Chicago offers sorbet-and-champagne floats. The upscale treat is served in a coupe glass.
For the recent launch of the Yoshi’s New Island game at West Hollywood’s Quixote Studios, Nintendo created a life-size version of the game’s Mega Eggdozers, which players use to smash through walls in the game. Guests helped create the Eggdozers' distinctive green spots by lobbing paint-filled balloons at the giant egg.
Pernod Ricard UK tested iBeacons at its annual Summer Party in London on June 12. The company worked with Zappit to create a custom mobile app and engagement strategy for the party. With the app running on their smartphones, guests received a notification at a designated time to visit the main bar to sample a drink made with Malibu rum and served in coconut shells.
In celebration of the gay-rights celebration WorldPride Festival in Toronto, law firm McCarthy Tétrault hosted its own “Big Gay Party” on June 26. At the event, which had a summer barbecue vibe, the firm had buckets of customized flip-flops, which guests were free to take.
At the rainbow-hued event, flower vases were filled with miniature disco balls.
Planet Storage in Toronto's Junction Triangle was a surprising venue choice for Raw Material, an annual celebration of architecture and design hosted by architecture studio Raw on June 25. The cocktail bar was built using scrap metal and 3,000 bricks. Kim Graham and Associates produced the function.
The opening-night party for Nike's World Cup experience took place June 20 at Skylight Clarkson Square in New York and featured a Brazilian-inspired menu from Riviera Caterers. A two-person serving tray, decorated with artificial turf and mini soccer balls, held cones filled with Brazilian chicken salad.
For industrial-chic decor, a lighted metal arch tunnel is available nationwide from FWR Rental Haus.
