10 Best Ideas of the Week: A Hot Dog Teeter-Totter, CNN's New Orleans-Inspired Brunch, Highlights from the TED Conference

In Los Angeles, the M.L.B. FoodFest took place at Magic Box at the Reef April 26 to 28, offering activities such as the "Weiner-totter." The food festival, which offers eats from all 30 major-league ballparks, will also travel to New York and London. MKG produced the event.

Gwyneth Paltrow hosted the first Goop Escape retreat at Blackberry Mountain resort in the Great Smokey Mountains in Tennessee. Activities included a a mountainside dinner prepared by chef Richard Blais at a rustic long table.

The gluten-free Caulipower pizza brand debuted a pop-up in a storefront on New York's Bleecker Street that offered free pizza and activities like a claw machine. Produced by By Reveal, the pop-up included design details such as emoji-like neon signage and plenty of cauliflower plants.

For the launch of Absolut's Planet Earth’s Favorite Vodka campaign—which encourages consumers to practice sustainability—the brand held a private event in New York on April 22 that encouraged attendees to trade in recyclables for cocktails in an environment where recycled materials were used as decor. A step-and-repeat wall displayed a moss replica of the Absolut bottle against a wall of reclaimed wood, which featured the name of the event. White flowers poured out of a blue recycling bin and shopping cart. See more: See an Absolut Bar That Accepted Recyclables as Currency

Attendees were invited to exchange their recyclables for cocktails such as the Watermelon Lime Time, which had Absolut Lime, watermelon juice, and a sugar rim. See more: See an Absolut Bar That Accepted Recyclables as Currency

The TED conference, which took place April 15 to 19 at the Vancouver Convention Center, revolved around the theme “Bigger Than Us,” which was highlighted by big ideas, discoveries, and insights. Off the stage, sponsor activations delivered thought-provoking experiences, like a five-dome structure created by artist Michael Pinsky that invited guests to experience simulation of air in five different cities: Tautra, Norway, on a winter day; London on a February day; New Delhi, India; Beijing in November; and São Paulo, Brazil. International Flavors & Fragrances and Airlabs helped create the scents and filtered air inside the geodesic domes. See more: TED 2019: See 20 Ideas on Engaging Attendees On and Off the Main Stage

Dropbox’s activation involved a Mad Libs-style wall that invited attendees to complete fill-in the-blank sentences with words tied to main stage sessions. The activation was produced by Fake Love. See more: TED 2019: See 20 Ideas on Engaging Attendees On and Off the Main Stage

The White House Correspondents' Association Dinner took place April 27 at the Washington Hilton, celebrating the First Amendment and the journalists who cover the executive branch of the federal government. Media brands used the weekend to host events of their own, including Full Frontal With Samantha Bee's second edition of the "Not The White House Correspondents Dinner." A prop typewriter, fabricated by Design Foundry, served as a photo activation by Tickled Photo Booth Co. See more: White House Correspondents' Association Dinner: Elegant Design and Catering Ideas From Washington's Biggest Weekend

CNN hosted a New Orleans-theme brunch with decor such as French Quarter-style wrought iron-like gates draped with Spanish moss and other greenery. The event name was displayed on street signs affixed to posts in the style of the neighborhood's gas street lights. See more: White House Correspondents' Association Dinner: Elegant Design and Catering Ideas From Washington's Biggest Weekend

During the Tribeca Film Festival in New York, guests sipped three-dimensional printed cocktails at the Bulleit 3D Printed Frontier Lounge, which was open April 24 to 26 at Studio 525. A robotic arm injected droplets of edible oil that formed a set pattern like a dot matrix spiral; the shapes could jiggle in the drink but kept their shape. See more: See the 3-D Printed Cocktails This Whiskey Brand Served at the Tribeca Film Fest