An Austin-themed airstream on the tradeshow floor provided a fun photo opportunity.

Chef Rubber's sailor theme caught attendees' eyes.

Champagne Creative Group borrowed the "Neon Spur" theme of the Opening Night Party, where these colorful cowboys performed.

Many bold patterns and bright colors could be seen at this year's Tablescape Competition.

This tablescape made excellent use of an analogous color scheme, threading together orange yellow, yellow, and yellow green.

The color green made its way into nearly all of the designs, even if it was a small touch, like these green hydrangeas woven into a mostly orange color scheme.

New this year, Fast Chats were a popular session style that took place on the tradeshow floor.

The tradeshow floor is always an inspiring place to connect with professionals across the catering and special events industries looking for the latest products and services to enhance their business operations and gather ideas together.

Live from the tradeshow floor! Podcasts such as Tracy Stuckrath's (shown, right) Eating at a Meeting created a buzz, especially when high value interviewees like CS+TSE keynote Laura Schwartz (left) stopped by for a chat.