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Health and sustainability are two key factors in specialty food trends.

Fresh and Flavorful

While the countries surrounding the Mediterranean—from southern Europe to northern Africa to southwest Asia—vary in culture, customs and cuisine, the traditional diets eaten in those countries share many of the same principles.

Scottsdale-based Hotel Valley Ho employees prepare excess food to be donated.

The Food Rescuers

Long before “sustainability” became a common goal and corporate buzzword, Waste Not has been putting it into practice.

Add eye-catching clusters of flowers to a cocktail for a festive garnish, suggests Melissa Misgen of Elite Events Catering. Photo by Dewitt for Love Photography

Cheers to the Holidays

Holiday events are right around the corner. Will your bar menus get guests in the spirit? If you need inspiration, follow these tips from the experts for making and serving extra-festive refreshments during fall and winter holiday events.

The NACE Experience Conference’s opening reception took place at Hard Rock Live at Universal Orlando. Photo by Harmland Visions, LLC

Stronger Together

In July, well over 300 attendees gathered at the Loews Sapphire Falls Resort at Universal Orlando for the 2022 NACE Experience Conference.

Phoenix-based Fabulous Food planned and catered the complex Dinner on the Desert event in April. Photo by Haute Media

Bringing Your “A” Game to Away Games

Successful caterers and event planners know how to execute events in the most challenging of locations but that doesn’t mean it’s easy. From weather to difficult terrain to Murphy’s Law – anything that can go wrong will go wrong – obstacles abound. To help you overcome them, we’ve gathered tips from two seasoned pros as well as product ideas to help you score big at your next off-premise event.

At convention centers such as the Albany Capital Center, hybrid events have become the new normal.

Going Hybrid

When the world realized the pandemic was not going away any time soon, the events industry, like most other fields, was forced to either adapt or shut its doors. For the Albany Capital Center in Albany, New York, to evolve in this new world we had to adapt by investing in new technology and finding creative ways to reach our audience.

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