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Steal This: Interactive Olive Oil Bar

The era of audience participation in the selection and assembly of catered food is at an apex. Recently, Wolfgang Puck Catering shared a new interactve culinary station with Catersource, as shown at a recnt event at Reunion Tower in Dallas. 

The station served two purposes: as part of the menu and also as a giveaway station. The flavored olive oils (garlic, chili, and rosemary) were placed in large beverage dispensers and served alongside signature artisan breads.

In addition, the Wolfgang Puck team placed all three oils in smaller bottles for guests to take as a gift from the event. They also set up a bar where guests could create their own flavored olive oils to take home.

Here’s a look:

Traditional beverage dispensers held large amounts of infused oil. Note the unique means of catching unsightly drips from the spout. Photo Mamones Photography

Artisan breads of all kinds were a great foil for the oils. Photo Mamones Photography

Small bottles were a terrific takeaway remembrance of the event. Photo Mamones Photography

Kathleen Stoehr is Catersource's Director of Community & Content Strategy

Kathleen Stoehr

Kathleen Stoehr is the Director of Community & Content Strategy for Informa Connect | Catersource and Special Events magazines, including all digital content for both websites and e-newsletter products. She also vets, hires, guides and coordinates all live education at Catersource Conference & Tradeshow, Art of Catering Food, Leading Caterers of America Executive Summit, and bridge content at The Special Event.