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9 Nibble-Worthy Food Tours

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Columbus Food Adventures offers a wide variety of additional themed tours, including taco trucks, meat-lovers and dessert. The progressive meal takes guests to between three and five stops for food and drinks. Carlsbad, California Customize a private group experience with Carlsbad Food Tours as a team-building event or corporate party.

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Smart Moves in Portland, Hawaii and More

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She most recently served as events and operations manager at The Brew Creek Centre. He has worked with Marriott since 2011 and has excelled in food & beverage roles. Thurman was born and raised in Louisiana and holds an MBA from Eastern Washington University—and true to his past F&B roles, he loves to cook.

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New and Renovated: Austin Exploration and Sunny Shores

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Newly opened Thompson Austin is tailored to the needs of meetings and events professionals. of indoor and outdoor event space between one ballroom, four boardrooms and a fourth-floor restaurant. of event space, Origin Austin’s Flight Room can accommodate up to 49 guests for small to mid-sized meetings. With 799 sq.

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The New Face of NOLA Cooking School

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Housed in the old Louisiana ArtWorks building in Central Business District, the school is on five floors, with 90,000 sq. A renovation of the building was done with the support of members of National Association of Food Equipment Manufacturers, who donated kitchens appliances worth almost $5 million.

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Mardi Gras Traditions to Incorporate at Your Mardi Gras-Themed Party or Event

Unique Venues

How many events, meetings, or conferences have you attended that take some inspiration from the Mardi Gras day celebrations? Food is another fun way to incorporate purple, green, and gold, too! Provide a photo booth at the event and your guests will love posing for pictures using these props!

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Dietary Expert Urges Group to Eat Real Foods

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. “ Eat real foods ,” she said. She outlined three major benefits to eating real foods. “And never eat foods with ingredients you can’t pronounce—except quinoa.” The post Dietary Expert Urges Group to Eat Real Foods appeared first on Smart Meetings. ” Zonya Foco, Keynote Speaker.

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Urban Venues Seeing Return of Group Business

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While most recent events have been more traditional in set-up, we have seen some smaller groups have enhanced their space in creative ways. We’re also seeing some ‘return to work’ celebration events, with companies looking to re-energize employees returning to an office environment after working remote for more than a year.