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Glitz-free Glamour Set for Oscar Ball

Hollywood's most famous icons--the gold Oscar trophy and the red carpet--will set the design motif for the 80th annual Academy Awards Governors Ball....

Galas: A Barbie Bridal Shower Gets All Dolled Up

By Natasha Garber

Not just a little girl's prized plaything, Barbie also is a collector's item, a fashion icon and a pop culture perennial. And for one Miami bride whose...

Food for Fetes: Strolling Menus for Special Events

By Christine Landry

Today's strolling menus are less appetizers and more mini meals, notes Kelly Early, CSEP, general manager and owner of Indianapolis-based Thomas Caterers...

The Last Word: Karen LuKanic Welcomes Work at Wolfgang Puck Catering

By Natasha Garber

There are some people who are fire-starters and some people who are fire-tenders, says Karen LuKanic, Wolfgang Puck Catering's new vice president of catering...

Food for Fetes: Profitable Menus for Fundraising Galas

By Christine Landry

Debra Lykkemark, president and CEO of Culinary Capers in Vancouver, British Columbia, describes a caterer's nightmare: Food gets cold, sauces coagulate,...

Product Gallery: The Chill Grill freezes sauces instead of cooking them

Washington-based Occasions Caterers has introduced Chill Grill, which freezes sauces and purees instead of cooking them. ...

Food for Fetes: Both Sugar and Spice in Desserts

By Christine Landry

Desserts aren't simply sweet anymore. The meal's finale is considerably more complex and no longer ruled by chocolate. Desserts now are often lighter,...

Guest Room: Fairmont Offers Green Plate Special

By Lisa Hurley

Toronto-based Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, the luxury hotel chain with 51 hotels in 12 countries, extended its award-winning Green Partnership environmental...

Caterers Reach Out to Firefighters, Victims

As the region's notorious winds begin to subside, Southern California is still reeling from a week of nearly two dozen wildfires. Caterers in hard-hit San Diego have been quick to reach out to help....

Who's Watching Food Safety?

What's Cooking with Food Safety? Both domestic food suppliers and those who export to the U.S. are watching to see the new food-safety plan that the Food and Drug Administration promises to release, possibly as early as this month. ...