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This event expert discusses the rise of "unconference" models and the relentless push for better content at events.

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Making a dish both vegetarian and gluten-free--there are many ways caterers today tweak menus to suit special guest requests.

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More and more event guests are demanding special menus; here, an event planner who suffers from food allergies herself offers helpful advice for caterers.