October's wildfires in Southern California scorched the landscape, stopped traffic and made local rental businesses scramble as they dealt with the fallout...
For some universities, football seems to be part of the core curriculum — yet academics remain the raison d'etre. Jim Hooker, executive director of the office of protocol and university events at Los Angeles-based...
Gone are the days of sugary cocktails with a jumble of juices to mask the taste of the alcohol. Instead of hiding alcohol's flavor, now cocktails highlight it. Below, cocktail experts explain how to keep event-goers...
Creating the perfect event space is no easy task. But these hotels gave it a go when renovating — and, in some cases, creating from scratch — event spaces for fabulous fêtes...
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, smaller and faintly savory. Here, dessert details are broken...
Children are known for persnickety palates. So how do caterers get creative with children's menus yet avoid getting scrunched-up noses for their efforts? Here, catering experts discuss how to pique the interest of the...
Theme trends come and go, but what about “themes” themselves? “Environment” is the big buzzword these days, with some professionals preferring understated event environments over obvious themes. Yet, both environments...
Fuel supplies have vanished; unemployment is at 80 percent and inflation has skyrocketed 7,500 percent in a year. This may sound like a cautionary disaster film set in the future, but instead it's the current state of...
