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January 17, 2017 by Crushed Ice Events: Louisville Catering

2017 Catering Trends & Food and Event Trends

Every dreary Louisville January, after the excitement of the Holidays, Wedding Seasons and the New Year have worn off – you will find our Crushed Ice Catering & Ice House Coordinators and Culinary Team pondering over the previous year, and wondering with great excitement, what the future year will hold. This blog post is always one of my favorites to write – my fingers move faster than the keyboard will allow. I can barely keep up. And this year’s predictions exceed any we have seen thus far. Curious to see our predictions – check it out!

2017 Food Trends and  Predictions from our Executive Chef, Laurence Agnew and our Sous Chef, Zach Tackett:

2017 Catering Trends

  • Chicken Salt – long used and started down under in Australia in all the chippers. It’s actually a vegetarian seasoning used on chips (fries) that’s very tasty.
  • Proper old school butchery using animals either raised by the butchers or very close to the source and introducing real authentic bone broths and animal fats in classic and more modern takes.
  • Continued use of cannabis! As states continue to legalize recreational marijuana, so does the edible market continue to sky rocket into the billions from candies, tortillas, baked goods and cocktails.
  • Plant based cooking using Heirloom varieties, legume based pastas and dinners focused on plant leftovers and waste.
  • Drone delivery whether it’s pizza, burritos or burgers. We wouldn’t be surprised if Amazon started offering a delivery service for bigger cities and companies such as Shake Shack (it’s coming! you heard it here first).
  • Fried chicken in a bowl, bun, Nashville style, for breakfast, lunch or dinner – it’s not going anywhere anytime soon.
2017 Bar/Beverage Trends and Predictions from Derek Steinbrecher, Bar Manager

2017 Bar Service Trends

  • Higher focus on beverages and beverage pairings (food/wine), vertical tastings for both beer and wine, bourbon themed events, bigger budgets for better quality booze.
  • For cocktails, continued pushing the envelope of high tech crafty cocktails. I see Italian wines continuing to be highly demanded and educated about also see Croatian and Slovenian wines continuing to be of high interest
  • Bourbon, Bourbon and more Bourbon great for all Kentuckians, and there’s even a bourbon emoji now, we’ve gone mainstream.
2017 Event & Decor Trends from the lovely ladies at Crushed Ice Catering, Lindsay and Madeleine 

2017 event and Decor trends

  • Creating more vertical impact for event spaces with the use of draping, aerialists, hanging lights, greenery ceiling installations and even an increased use of aerialist entertainers.
  • Black is Back – using black in a strong or subtle presence, which will lead to a more formal “feel” for events.
  • The bouquet and garter toss is going to be a thing of the past – and we are completely okay with that :)
  • Both Band & DJ – it’s the best of both worlds! Starting the evening with a live band and switching to DJ for dancing. It is sure to be a crowd pleaser, as the younger guests may enjoy the DJ (it’s hard to find a live performer that can belt out Hotline Bling) and the older crowd may love that jazz trio for the dinner portion.
  • Drone Videography, because who doesn’t want an awesome wedding video or a cool tech-y gadget flying around their event?
  • Lighting change during the event – transitioning from a soft romantic glow during cocktail hour/dinner to a more party atmosphere (think neons, gobos and strobes) for late night dancing.

2017 Event & Decor Trends from the lovely ladies at The Ice House, Erica and Christina

2017 catering event trends

  • Seeing a shift in DIY from crafts/goodies to DIY services – photo booths, videos, DJ service apps and other service related niches that Brides can simply download on their phone and plug in to their event.
  • Less Instagram Hashtags to more event specific snap chat filters and groups
  • More unique configurations of event space and design. Away with the traditional “head table” or half round conference style set-up. We will see more unique table configurations (elevated, stage, etc) as well as alternatives to traditional “boardroom” style – more lounge furniture, and creative workspaces.
  • Event Flips – larger budgets will give way to satisfying client’s high demands for flipping event spaces during an event. From theater style, to cocktail hour, to seated dinner – clients will be more demanding than ever. And we will aim to please!
  • Mixed wedding parties – with marriage equality passing in 2016 we expect to see less common and new titles such as Best Lady or Man of Honor
  • Color Trends: Winter=glamorous (silver, white, gray), Spring=floral (blush, sage, champagne), Summer=bright (yellow, blue), Fall=earthen (amber, sage, orange)
  • Incorporating Pantone’s Color of the Year “Greenery” – We are not seeing this trend go anywhere anytime soon. It will be continuously popular – Eucalyptus, Ferns, Sage, Thyme color themes are here to stay in 2017.
 So there you have it folks – Do you agree with our predictions? There is only one way to find out if we are correct… wait and see what 2017 really has in store for us here at the Ice House and Crushed Ice Catering!
Cheers!
Erica

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January 5, 2017 by Crushed Ice Events: Louisville Catering

Louisville Wedding Spotlight: A French Themed Wedding

French Themed Wedding in Louisville, KY
Champagne Celebrations were in order for this French Inspired Wedding!

When our Bride, Emily approached the Ice House, she immediately challenged our culinary and design team at Crushed Ice Catering in Louisville. She wanted a French American Wedding to take place in Louisville, all the while planning from New York City.  Our team rose to the occasion – and delivered Emily and Loic’s dream wedding.

Emily was kind enough to share her experience and amazing photographs from her special day. Check it out:

Crushed Ice Catering: Share with our readers a helpful tip/quote you learned during the planning process or valued advice for future Brides to be:

“Take Pinterest with a grain of salt. While it was such a useful tool for certain things, I also found myself loving ideas that would never go with the style of my wedding, and being disappointed in other ideas that were too expensive to put together. Pick a style and a vibe for your wedding and go with it. Your intuition and decisions will lead to a beautiful event that is exquisitely you.”

Crushed Ice Catering: Give our readers a personal insight on what it was like to work with our team members at the Ice House and Crushed Ice Catering:

“The Ice House had a tall order to help create our wants for our French American wedding from all the way in New York City and they were the incredibly helpful every step of the way. From the first meeting we knew the Ice House was where we wanted to have our event as they assured us they would work with us to make our evening as personal to us as possible. Erica and Lindsay both did an incredible job of helping me create my dream space for the evening and keeping me in a timeline that left me unstressed. They paid as much detail to the small aspects of our wedding as I did, helping me with linens, arranging a Skype session for our tasting, and in general just taking extra care that we didn’t feel out of touch with how things were going even from so far away. Lindsay and the Chef with Crushed Ice Catering were phenomenal and pulled off a full French dinner and appropriate wine pairings that were not only complimented by our French guests, but they also worked with us to ensure we got exactly what we asked for without breaking our budget. Many of our guests commented it was the best meal they’d ever had at a wedding. Thanks to Madeline and Lindsay, day of the wedding I walked into a event space that looked beautiful, was decorated exactly how I imagined, and I truly felt like a guest at my wedding rather than a bride having to call the shots. I am forever grateful to these women for such a fantastic wedding day experience and I highly recommend both the Ice House and Crushed Ice Catering if you want a wedding that you, or anyone else, will never forget.”

Crushed Ice Catering’s Executive Chef created a fabulous menu for the Bride, Groom and all of their International Guests.

French Themed Family Style Dinner menu

As we have said before, it truly takes a village to pull off such an exceptional affair. Emily and Loic’s Wedding would not have been made possible without the collaboration and attention to detail from her wonderful team of wedding professionals.

Reception Venue: The Ice House

Catering: Crushed Ice Catering

Photographer: Bella Grace Studios 

Florist: Nanz & Kraft

Planner: Ashby Wedding & Event Planning

Videographer: LW Films

Dress/Shoes: Theia from the Lovely Bride, Shoes Badgley Mischka

Hair: Xhale Salon and Spa

Make Up: Jess Harrison, Dollface Brows and Beauty

Entertainment: Complete Music and Video

Cake: Sweet Surrender

Transportation: Royal Transportation of Louisville

Ceremony Venue: Midlane Farm

The Lovely Couple at their Wedding Ceremony held at Midlane Farm
Guests enjoy the Cocktail Hour on the Ice House’s Rooftop Garden
Emily and Loic’s First Dance as Mr. and Mrs.
The Happy Couple!
Who are these models?!
Even the gift table had a personalized touch from the Bride and Groom
The Bridal Party Table
Beautiful, Delicate Florals
Guests enjoyed a French-American Menu prepared by Crushed Ice Catering’s Executive Chef, Laurence Agnew
A fabulous time was had by all!
We just love the simplicity of this cake!
The guests enjoy the wonderful fall weather

A big Thank You goes out to Emily and Loic for sharing their personal experience with our readers. We are so truly blessed to have such fantastic clients. It makes our jobs so enjoyable. When you do what you love, it’s not really work, is it? Congratulations to the happy couple – Thank you for sharing your special day with us here at The Ice House and Crushed Ice Catering.

Cheers!

Erica

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July 22, 2016 by Crushed Ice Events: Louisville Catering

Christmas in July!

Stay cool and plan ahead with your Christmas party by Crushed Ice Catering! This hot weather has us all craving a relaxing cool day, and what better way then planning ahead for your Christmas party?!

 

Christmas happens to be a favorite in our Catering office (yes, we even love to watch the movie Elf…before Summer ends). So, why not look ahead with some fun ideas for your next Holiday party?!

 


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The Ice House in Downtown Louisville is a great space with Icy fun for your holiday party!

 

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It isn’t a holiday party without desserts!

 

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Light it up with fun! Food stations can be so much fun and function with Christmas lights added to them!

 

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Notice the Candy Cane Tie? Even our staff loves getting in the holiday spirit. Passing appetizers is always a nice touch to your guests!

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We cannot hold this one as a secret! Our Bark and Brittle Bar is seriously one of the biggest crowd pleasing parts of past holiday parties. Each Bark and Brittle is made fresh by our chefs and you can even have a take home baggie to enjoy some later!

 

 

AND GUESS WHAT!!

 

We are currently hosting our Christmas in July Specials with The Ice House and Off-site Events!

 

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So take a break, and cool off from this heat! You can plan it now, and enjoy it later with our fun holiday options!

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May 27, 2016 by Crushed Ice Events: Louisville Catering

Insta-Takeover: Instagram-ing the Crushed Ice Catering Way

Want an insider’s look at what Louisville’s most fun and innovative catering company does on a daily basis? In today’s world – you are able to do just that!

Sharing, tagging, and liking are all things that we tend to do each day…but how do you make it where you are truly showing those around you the fun and good things that you are doing? We have started a new approach for Crushed Ice Catering‘s Instagram and our Catering Coordinator Lauren would like to share some ideas and tips with you!

Sharing pictures the instant that they are taken, is something that I just cannot get enough of! I love to show not only the end product that we offer (platter of hor d’oeuvres anyone?), but also the fun and passion that goes into making it. PLUS, who doesn’t love seeing just how much fun a company has together?! I know that when I see other companies sharing outings and funny posts that I want to know more and see more about them…so why not do that here?

Sure, you will see a good amount of pictures of food, bar and catering pictures, but you will also see videos of our culinary team dancing, pictures from some of our favorite lunch and coffee spots, team dinners, and of course pictures from our events!

Being a social-media aged gal, I find the following things appealing to reach out to more people:

1. HAVE FUN! I cannot say this enough, I love seeing companies not only show what they do, but also how they have fun doing it. When have you ever looked at a group of people that are having fun and said “No thank you, I don’t want any of that.”?!

 

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Photo Booth Fun with Magnolia Photo Booth Company at Love & Such Bridal Show

 

2. Don’t over post. This is a line that needs to stay balanced. It is easy to bombard your followers with post after post. Doing this makes it feel like Spam, and I am not afraid to say that I un-follow people for this constantly. Instagram is about posting in the instant a picture is taken, not every instant you do something. Learn your balance.

 

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Builder’s Exchange Banquet at The Gillespie

 

3. Don’t be afraid to post outside of the “peak hours”. Sure we all try to post in peak hours to get the most likes and visits; but honestly, posting is going to help your visibility no matter what. Late night snacks? Post those Fried PB&Js when they go out! It may be 11:30 PM, but I promise, people will still see them, and grow very, very hungry!

 

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Early Morning Breakfast at Copper & Kings Distillery

 

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Late Night Snacks at Ice House

 

 

4. Post Faces: Not just of the managers, post pictures of your entire team! I love seeing who is working behind the scenes to help make an event go well. Seriously, there is no job that is too small. Post those pictures of the dishwasher cranking out dishes, or the servers sweating from running food…people love to see people.

 

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Selfie Station fun with one of our servers Bobby

 

 

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Team Day at Buffalo Trace Distillery

 

5. Let others post too. One thing that I love about our Instagram is that our entire team posts on it – even our home, Ice House, shares the love. I love seeing the different things that people notice and want to share with our followers. Different points of view help draw in different followers!

 

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Off-site Brunch Set Up
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Tasting Fun

 

6. Captions, Hashtags, and Emojis…oh my! YES! I love scrolling through my feed and seeing quirkylittle captions and hashtags. Plus, you can connect with so much on social media with the tags!

 

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Food Fun in the Kitchen with our Chef

 

7. Spread the love to everyone. It truly takes an army of vendors to successfully execute an event. We love to tag the wonderful venues we work with, as well as other professionals that make our job fun! Hosting a cocktail reception at Evan Williams Bourbon Experience? Tag ’em. It is good bait to get more post love, likes and shares!

 

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Passed Hors D’oeuvres at Evan Williams Bourbon Experience

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