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2011 Forecast:
What to Expect in Food, Drink and Design

 

Eat.

Cuisine defines the party. 

If your next dinner party is comfort casual, think individual lobster pot pies and blood orange and white chocolate mousse parfaits. 

Hip cocktail party menus mirror social media’s micro trends like the city’s food truck and the pop-up café phenom…  whether it is a mac and cheese station or a falafel and shwarma tasting table,  your cocktail party can be as current as having a  food truck parked in your  home kitchen! 

Regional American icons are given a 21st century redo.  Cobb salads are presented in individual biodegradable bamboo bowls, miniature milkshakes are served with warm cookies and new combinations of Poor Boy sandwiches are being featured in the Wall Street Journal!

 

Drink.

Event branding with signature cocktails remain a standard at all kinds of events and parties.  The ubiquitous buy-them-pre-mixed-at-the-grocery-store overly sweet drinks are are a thing of the past.  In their place we offer a selection of artisinal savory cocktails based on organic and natural ingredients served as aperitifs to prepare the pallet for the meal to come.  Herbal infusions in classic cocktails, cilantro spiked mojitos, mint-ginger caprianas and basil French 75’s are a refreshing reinvention.

 

Be Merry.

Color continues to play a major role in development of a vibe, or the atmosphere, that events conjure.  For warm weather start with neutral tones and whites and pair them with tropical shade of orange, pink or chartreuse and you’ve hit the mark of the moment. The same palette carried through the various elements of table top, linens, flowers and branding materials can be interpreted as Mad Men mentality or a leap to the future. 

 



trends in food AND STYLE for the COMING YEAR
 
 
 
 
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