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Smart Meetings turned to German Villatoro, executive chef at Convene, to find out how he consistently creates top-notch culinary experiences for his guests.
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After a long board meeting, nothing brings people together like breaking artisan French bread at an upscale brasserie. In the last four years, thousands of visitors to Las Vegas have been escorted to reserved tables at top restaurants on and off The Strip for VIP experiences that take all the work out of fine dining by serving groups preset meals and tidbits of information about venues.
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The Summer Fancy Food Show revealed specialty food trends of 2019—and potential swag bag items. Here are the take-aways from the show floor.
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Today, although sandwiches are beloved everywhere, some of the very best offer a sense of place you can hold onto.
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People love ice cream, and with so many unique ice cream shops around the country, how could you deny yourself—or your attendees? Here’s the scoop.
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I scream, you scream, we all scream for interactive dessert stations at events. Here are nine inspired sweet and tasty food bar ideas.
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Personalization is key. Allowing attendees to customize their food to their specifications is a slam dunk recipe for a memorable event experience.
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With today’s ever-growing interest in wellness and healthy eating, elevating veggies to much more than an afterthought is a challenge increasingly being taken up by chefs.
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Name a famous hotel meeting room. No offense to those spaces where we spend so many important hours, but they tend to be remembered for what planners bring to them rather than for themselves. Now name a famous hotel bar. Ahhh, that’s a different story. Hotel bars, in fact, have unending stories.
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Not so long ago, bartenders gave no respect to nondrinkers. As in, a disdainful look and maybe a desultory question, such as, “You want fruit in that club soda, mister?”
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