Archive for August, 2010
a few of my favorite things
In: Events
31 Aug 2010“Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens. Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens. Brown paper packages tied up with string…” Maria may have struck a note in our hearts with The Sound of Music back in the day, but today it takes a bit more umpf to make the “favorite things” list!
Let’s just say you’d be hard pressed to [...]
restaurant week continues
In: Food
27 Aug 2010Good and Bad News: Select restaurants are extending their Restaurant Week specials through September 6th! Still $35 for a 3 Course Dinner and $20 for a 2 Course Lunch.
The down side: You literally can’t move after two courses, let alone three or four! I’m not joking when I advise you to bring a friend to help wheel you out [...]
pre-tasting tasting
In: Food
24 Aug 2010Here’s a sneak peak of just ONE of the entrees we’ve put together for a special tasting we have tomorrow…we’re all so excited we can hardly stand it!
We’ve been working around the clock to design the perfect specialty beverage, passed hors d’ oeuvres, first courses, entrees, passed desserts and more!! All within the confines of [...]
summer’s breezing by
In: Food
20 Aug 2010Summer is the notorious slow season for party-planning, so what’s the deal this year?! We’re as busy as ever helping any and everyone celebrate occassions, large and small!
How do we keep our energy going when time is ticking away faster than we can crank out proposals? My Fit Foods!
We have to give a shout out to [...]
smokin hot!
In: Food
18 Aug 2010What’s the smokin hot culinary trend to follow at the moment? Smoked meat!
We smoke ours completely in-house, which has given us the freedom to create items such as smoked duck and apple saffron crepes, smoked trout and red wine slaw tacos (below) and the best beef and tuna carpaccio in town!
Smoking meat originated as a method of preserving [...]
pool party chic
In: Events| Inspiration
13 Aug 2010Who said pool parties are for five-year-olds with floaties or flirting teens with braces? With the right added elements, your pool can be the perfect venue for your swanky adults-only party. Just ask Las Vegas! Or the client we helped throw this shindig for on Sunday…
You’ve already got the gorgeous blue of the pool, so add in [...]
personalized touches
In: Events
10 Aug 2010Our philosophy (both in our professional and personal lives) is that if you’re going to take hours out of your day (or month!) to plan an event, you might as well expend another fifteen minutes and insert some personalized touches.
We continually encourage our clients to do the same. Customized menu signage, themed name plates, departing gifts, etc. give an otherwise [...]
a hop, skip and a drive down 59
In: Events
6 Aug 2010How many times a day do you hear Houstonians utilize “inside the loop vs. outside the loop” when offering up directions? Probably a million. Well if you haven’t heard, Houston Museum of Natural Science has taken a stride to help close that gap!
The Sugar Land Museum of Natural Science opened in October 2009, and has [...]
first impressions
In: Events
3 Aug 2010The season finale of The Bachelorette last night got me thinking about first impressions- after all, the winner of the entire season actually got the “first impression rose” from Ali her first night meeting a group of over 30 suitable candidates! Sigh, love at first sight really does exist…
It may seem like a stretch, but first impressions are [...]
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