Food + Drink

Food + Drink

5 Original Group Programs at Velas Resorts, Puerto Vallarta

Puerto Vallarta’s Velas Resorts hotel group is constantly breaking the mold on meeting programs and services.
Carillon Miami Beach Rebrands Opens New Restaurant, Miami, Florida, corporate event planning

Carillon Miami Beach Kicks Off Rebranding in the Nick of Thyme

Carillon Miami Beach kicks off rebranding in the nick of thyme.
F&B, meetings

10 Unconventional Ways to Cut F&B Costs

When booking F&B for a group's afternoon break, be sure to ask for "pop on consumption"—you only want to be charged for what is consumed.

Park City Becomes Biggest Ski Resort & Other Must-Dos

The Park City Mountain Resort and Canyons Resort were combined last year to become the country’s largest ski resort—bigger than Big Sky and Vail—now known simply as Park City.
Puerto Rico, chocolate

Turn Your Meeting Break into an F&B Experience

Hotels from Puerto Rico to Costa Rica are offering a fresh take on F&B for their breaks.
F&B, meetings

Gluten-Free & Other Popular Planner Requests

Planners are partnering with local restaurants and culinary suppliers, such artisanal purveyors, whiskey distilleries or craft breweries.
1 Hotel Central Park

5 Trends for Meetings & Events in the Big Apple

Willamsburg Hotel opening in Brooklyn this spring will feature an event space set in a water tower replica created to capture the block's history.
Chef Daniel Boulud

Starwood Hosts Exclusive Celebrity-Chef Events in 2016

SPG members can bid on Culinary Moments experiences—kitchen tours, tasting menus at world-renowned restaurants and access to top food and wine festivals—and meet some of today’s hottest chefs.

Behind-the-Scenes Culinary Tour of Three Chicago Marriotts

Innovative culinary initiatives at Marriott are taking the local movement to a level almost unheard of in the hotel industry.

A Farm-to-Table Oasis at The Palms Hotel & Spa, Miami Beach

The farm-to-table movement is blossoming in Miami Beach, thanks to the talents of Venoy Rogers, executive chef at the Essentia Restaurant + Lounge in The Palms Hotel & Spa.
Hilton Orlando's Breakfast Banana Split

5 Naughty & Nice 2016 Food & Beverage Trends

Meeting attendees can create their own version of the classic banana split dessert by combining jams, fruit and granola with three scoops of fresh Greek yogurt for an innovative breakfast.
Big Island, Hawaii

Discover: Wine & Volcano Excursions on Hawaii’s Big Island

Volcano Winery is known for its wines and teas that are created using local ingredients from the island.
Black Sands Brewery

5 San Francisco Breweries for Tasting Events

Local Brewing Co. brings the production and brewpub experiences together so that customers can provide feedback to the brewers and even ask questions about the beer they’re drinking.
JW Marriott El Convento Cusco

Locality, Seasonality in JW Marriott El Convento Cusco’s Banquet Menus

Catering menus are inspired by ingredients from the indigenous region of Peru in the south part of the country.