A day that sparkled with energy.

There are some days that are electric and this was one. It began with opening educational sessions at the BizBash LA Expo and Event Awards at The LA Mart, continued on to a tradeshow floor packed with industry professionals and awards show and ended with Volt!, the first-ever BizBash after party!

Co-produced by Good Gracious! Events and kool. Party Rentals, the event was held at The Pacific Electric Lofts. The 1905 building, a former utilities company, was our inspiration for the name of the party -- Volt! The event was held in the penthouse of this live-work building that is fast becoming one of LA's hottest new event venues.

You can see why. When our Good Gracious team (led by myself and Dan Smith) and Anthony Griffin and Jack Weiner from kool. Party Rentals first saw the space a mere two weeks from the date of the event we knew it was perfect. Along with the stellar team we assembled (for full list, please see end of this post) Los Angeles itself would be a main player!

The party started at 7, but it in these summer hours, there was still a lot of daylight hours left for guests to fully appreciate the city views from all the windows in this urban-chic space.

The entrance to the party.

In the background is a wall of gobos of sponsors as well. We wanted to have several areas where we could create branding opportunities for all the amazing event professionals who helped make this event a success.

The feasting -- or community -- table.

We used kool's Clearview buffet tables. Aside from being totally clear, they also offer a view box directly under the table's top surface. It gives designers the ability to put anything in it to complement the design -- flowers, props, food items. For this event we placed clear stones in various shades of amber. On top of the tables are kool's new tabletop candelabra and around it, the company's chairs and ottomans.

Guests loved the fact that these weren't just buffets that you walk up to and leave. They were actual community tables where they could indulge in some of our appetizers, have a drink and carry on a conversation.

But of course, we did have several buffet tables as well, such as the main table, which we called "Edison Lights Table" here:

In the background you can see the Red Room (see menu below for more on this bit of decadence!) and also an ice sculpture of ice "beads" from Ice Bulb. And again, the buffet was created a kool. Party Rental creation. See below to see what menu items were featured here.

BizBash Volt After Party
Menu by Good Gracious! Events

TRAY PASSED
Croque Legume Baguette
vegetarian croque legume with roasted red pepper, gruyere cheese sandwiched in petite toasted baguette

Scallops with Bacon Jam
grilled scallops on toast topped with a bacon jam and shaved spring onion

Truffle Fries
crispy fries drizzled with truffle oil and salt served in a small black box

Paper Soy Vegetable Wrap
Soy paper wrapped with fabulous julienne of vegetable including avocado, jicama with a sihara sauce

Wild Salmon with Cilantro
sushi of salmon with coriander pesto and leaves wrapped in rice paper


COMMUNITY TABLE
Drunken Tomatoes
confetti of pear and cherry vine-ripened tomatoes infused with organic vodka and served with zatar and chili spices

Asparagus Encroute and Plain
grilled summer asparagus wrapped in the middle with a golden flakey pastry ribbon with savory blue cheese

Manchego Lavender Honey
crumble manchego cheese accented with a lavender honey

Red Beet Chimichurri
red beets with pickled ginger, jalapeno, miso with parsley chimichurri

Taro Chips
crispy house-made taro chips

Spears of Grilled Toasts
Herbed Parmesan Flatbread Wands
Twisted Cheese Straws


EDISON LIGHTS TABLE
Edamame Wonton Tumbleweed Salad
crisp wonton filled with a chevre edamame cream topped with salad of onion sprouts, daikon, enoki mushroom, sesame dressing

Grilled Australian Chops Plate
carved Australian lamb chops with grilled vegetable salsa and golden cauliflower mash

Curried Chicken Quinoa Salad
poached quinoa salad tossed with peaches, mint, cilantro, cucumber, kohlrah served in a to-go box with reflection spoon

Flat Iron Beef Steak Salad
ribbons of mustard flat iron steak, apple red cabbage, baby frisee, crumbled blue cheese with dressing or red wine mustard

Chilled Cucumber Dill Soup
creamy cucumber dill soup shooter with cucumber spear

Chilled BLT Soup
tomato, lettuce and bacon soup shooter with crouton spoon





INDULGE

Tray-passed toward the end of the evening
Shortbread Shortcake Cookie (in photo above)
strawberry shortbread cookie served on a custom paper napkin

Chocolate Truffle Wafer Cone
wafer cone topped with a dark chocolate praline hazelnut crusted chocolate ganache

Chocolate Fig Toasts
crispy toasts brushed with chocolate and topped with chevre and fresh fig compote

Brittle Two Ways
pumpkin seed chocolate nib bark
and
salted peanut bark served in small cup

Watermelon Soup
watermelon soup with muscat served with lemon swizzle stick

Illuminated Lucite cubes from kool. Party Rentals were the base of the bed
and were also used to construct our dessert buffet seen behind the bed.


RED ROOM INDULGENCE
Bowls of strawberries, Chantilly cream, sour cream and brown sugar

Lollipops of cheese with port wine crusted with nuts

Red Velvet Cupcakes

Thank you to everyone who made this event happen!