From a tapas food crawl in Boston to a wedding planning company in Orlando, here's a look at the latest new products, ideas, and trends from across North America.
This story appeared in the Fall 2018 issue of BizBash.
Furniture rental company Taylor Creative’s new Crosby collection combines simplicity and luxury. With a velvet texture, the three-piece sofa comes in grey and white and can be configured in multiple ways to suit an event. The intimate seating nook is available from the New York location for $350 per piece for a five-day rental.
Photo: Courtesy of Taylor Creative
The Napa Valley Wine Train launched a new option for beer enthusiasts in June. The Hop Train offers local craft brews from Napa Palisades Beer Company, served in an open-air car with bar food. The two-hour tours, which depart 50 miles northeast of San Francisco, run every Monday and start at $75 per person. The train holds as many as 110 people.
Photo: Courtesy of the Napa Valley Wine Train
Opening November 17, “Hamilton: The Exhibition” will premiere in Chicago before traveling to select U.S. cities. The immersive extension of the musical will bring visitors on a journey from Alexander Hamilton’s childhood in St. Croix to his death in Weehawken, New Jersey, providing new details about his life. The exhibit features an audio tour narrated by Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda and combines scenography, lighting, sound, multimedia, and music to create a 360-degree experience. Group tickets are available.
Rendering: Courtesy of "Hamilton: The Exhibition"
Wanderlust Creamery in Los Angeles offers artisanal ice cream inspired by the owners’ world travels. Flavors include Sticky Rice and Mango, Japanese Neapolitan, Earl Grey, and more. Additional seasonal flavors are made monthly. Wanderlust has three locations throughout Southern California and can cater local events with a gelato display cart, an ice cream cart, and more.
Photo: Courtesy of Wanderlust Creamery
Washington-based social event planning company Magnolia Bluebird Design & Events recently announced an expansion with the launch of its corporate experiential events division, which will be led by veteran event planner Taren Bradley. In addition, Danielle Couick, principal and creative director of Magnolia Bluebird, also launched her namesake personal coaching and consulting brand in July, offering services tailored to aspiring and established companies that are looking to find, grow, or troubleshoot their presence in the event space.
Photo: Courtesy of Magnolia Bluebird Design & Events
On the JK Food Group Crawl, a tapas tour produced by chefs Ken Oringer and Jamie Bissonnette, groups can dine at three Boston restaurants in one evening. The experience includes the chefs’ three restaurants: Barcelona-inspired tapas bar Toro, Italian enoteca Coppa, small plates restaurant Little Donkey, and izakaya Uni. The tour is designed for groups of two to eight people and is offered Sundays through Thursdays. Reservations will be taken starting November 12 for dates in January and February.
Photo: Courtesy of JK Food Group
BarChef, an intimate cocktail bar on Queen Street in Toronto, recently partnered with Stalk & Barrel Whisky to launch BarChef Project. The bottled, custom whiskey cocktail is a toasted old fashioned, and is inspired by those served at the venue, which opened in 2008. The bottled cocktail, which is 38.9 A.B.V., is $24.95 and is available to order online at barchef.com and for pickup at select Liquor Control Board of Ontario (L.C.B.O.) retailers.
Photo: Courtesy of BarChef
In a new partnership, event expert Andi Mans and 4 Rivers Catering have teamed up to launch the Orlando-based wedding events company the Branch, which provides a complete portfolio of personalized services, including custom catering, florals, event aesthetics, design, coordination, and photography.
Photo: Courtesy of the Branch
New York Sports Tours is a new group outing for sports fans and history buffs. With seating for nine or as many as 20 in a luxury van, the mobile museum stops at sites throughout Manhattan covering sports both familiar (the Yankees) and the forgotten (six-day cycling races from the 1890s). The tours include live narration from a New York sports personality as well as video footage recorded by sportscaster Mary Carillo. The four-hour tour concludes with lunch at the Midtown steak house Keens, and participants receive access to a password-protected website with video and other content. Pricing is $200 per person or $150 for a three-hour version without lunch.
Photo: Courtesy of New York Sports Tours
