I am sitting here on what has to be the most beautiful day of the year in Santa Barbara, Calif. My crew is busy setting up a wedding tent in the lower lawn and tightening up the dance floor on the upper patio. I've just posted the CAD (computer-a...
Armand de Brignac Champagne is gold-plated and Hollywood-tested and approved. The award-winning champagne that played a prime part in a Jay-Z video is now available in rose and blanc de blancs. Not just for rap videos, it also set a festive tone ...
Larry Craig can take or leave the current catering trends. The owner of New York-based Laurence Craig Distinctive Celebrations has seen his share. After starting off with a specialty business packaging and delivering low-fat meals to families 11 ...
Last month, we showed how high-tech tools are helping event professionals create green events. In Part II, we look at comprehensive green programs.
“Every litter bit hurts,” the 1960s anti-littering campaign used to say, and many event professio...
Few things in life come cheap — catered events included. But with a substitution here and a tweak there, a high-end menu can be adjusted to suit the needs of a cost-aware client. Three caterers show us how.
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Petits fours, mini burgers and small plates add up to a great big business. Here, Special Events Magazine gives a taste of 25 of the biggest caterers in special events today. Dig in!
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She may have arrived at her current career a little late in the game, but that hasn't stopped Debra Brash from embracing it wholeheartedly. The director of catering for Hyatt's Deerfield, Ill., property — located in the midst of many Fortune 500 ...
Busy New Yorkers have mastered the art of multitasking, and Saks Fifth Avenue's flagship store has brought this concept to special events with its Corporate Outreach Program. On any day or night of the week, professionals can gather at the legend...
With precise detail and expansive imagination, innovative designers created entire worlds atop tables for the 2008 Tabletop Gallery at The Special Event in January in Atlanta. From green scenes to urban dreams, from geisha allure to finding the...