This week's roundup includes a DJ booth bicycle in New York, a Ferrari pop-up at a gas station in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, an interactive margarita bar in La Jolla, California, and a colorful V.I.P. tent for kids and adults in Los Angeles.
DJ Mia Moretti spun from a custom DJ booth bicycle, a tribute to Amsterdam’s reputation as the bicycle capital of the world.
Roar Events hosted a destination meeting dinner at Estancia La Jolla Hotel & Spa August 18. The Mexican-theme dinner offered an interactive margarita bar where guests could pick their tequila, flavor, and specialty salt.
Ferrari rented out a Shell gas station in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, for its Casa Ferrari Carmel pop-up August 12 to 16. Among the amenities open to the public at Casa Ferrari was the Piazza, a custom-built structure that displayed a rotating schedule of vintage—and priceless—Ferraris certified by Ferrari Classiche each day. These included a 1954 250 Monza (one of four ever built) and a 275 GTB Competizione (pictured), which captured third overall in the 1965 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Tucked in what was the gas station's general store was a Ferrari shop open to the public. Fans could purchase their favorite Ferrari mementos while ogling the exotic cars parked mere steps away.
In addition to a Veuve Clicquot Champagne bar, invited guests were also treated to a proper Italian feast featuring a bevy of pastas and meats, not to mention a traditional Parmesan cheese wheel.
The Teen Choice Awards' V.I.P. tent at the Galen Center August 16 invited entire families of sponsors and Fox V.I.P.s. Designed and produced by YourBash, the tent's centerpiece was a three-tier chandelier made from 200 yards of fabric.
Tabletop vignettes included lanterns, flowers, and autograph notebooks for kids.
Yesterday was National Banana Lovers Day, but Magnolia Bakery teamed up with UberEats to dub it National Banana Pudding Day. The first 300 customers who ordered a meal using Uber's city-specific food delivery option received a free small banana pudding from the bakery. Customers who bought banana pudding in stores got a free banana-theme temporary tattoo and a chance to win free pudding for a year if they used the hashtag #GoBananas and tagged the bakery in an Instagram post. In addition, Magnolia is offering a Banana Pudding Cupcake in its stores through the weekend.
W Hotels Worldwide hosted an Amsterdam-theme event in New York on August 18. Since the early 1500s, Amsterdam's city symbol has been "XXX." The symbol appeared, along with the W Hotels Worldwide logo, on flags that decked the boat.
In the Spy Game, from the Go Game, participants work in teams to complete a series of activities and solve clues provided via smartphone, all based on the premise that someone from their company has been kidnapped and they need to solve the crime. Missions may include having to spell a word without writing, creating videos, and engaging with actors they may encounter throughout the designated course. Each game takes about two hours and combines some high-tech activities with more campy elements such as disguises and cracking codes.
