Jin Patisserie, the Venice, Calif.-based bakery known for its decadent chocolates infused with ingredients such as jasmine, lavender and ginger, also offers miniature cakes that make elegant take-home treats for weddings and parties. Owner and pa...
BIG expositions mean big crowds, and big opportunities to showcase a brand. The challenge is making the connection to the consumer in the face of competing exhibitors working hard to do exactly the same thing. Here, three event innovators show ho...
PETER Cwalino has come a long way from his days working room service at The Breakers in Palm Beach, Fla. Yes, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas-educated, CSEP-designated event pro still aims to serve. These days, however, his clients are hungry...
THE fear of color is gone, and fun geometric patterns and interesting color combinations are making a splash in linen today, specialists say.
FASHION PASSION
Linen companies are taking a cue from the fashion industry, notably '60s icon Emilio P...
EVENTS simply don't get bigger than the Olympic Games. Here, Marti Kulich, program director of culture and ceremonies for the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, gives insider insights into how his tea...
THEY can take inspiration from an event venue, the season of the year or a guest of honor's hobby, but the experts agree: Themed menus aren't just entertaining for event attendees — they're fun for caterers, too.
TIE IT IN
Marley Majcher, presi...
Kids are often told not to play with their food — but what about their food containers? Classic Cruisers — paperboard replicas of 1950s automobiles such as the Ford Fairlane and Chevy Thunderbird — make fun food presentation pieces that are sure ...
THERE'S no place like home for the holidays. Especially when the home in question is a lavish Nashville, Tenn., estate set on spectacularly landscaped grounds featuring gardens, terrace, pool house and portico. With such stylish digs as your soir...
WHAT do you do if you have a 50,000-square-foot warehouse and design studio brimming with vases, candelabrum, furniture, linen and tabletop items? Throw a party to show it all off, of course. That was the idea behind the “Perfect Celebrations” ev...