July 2012  ///  The Metropolitan Pavilion  ///  NYC

RECIPE:
    1 part      Top Chef
    1 dash    Amazing Race
    1 pinch   Innovative Finale Event

Colliding the globe-trotting with the mouth-watering, Bravo hosted a private 'Around the World in 80 Plates' finale party. Through an innovative concept that won the business, we showcased 9 countries, their cuisines and a medley of cultures, all delivered atop 3 rotating, turntable stages.

Each stage featured 3 countries, designed with props, backdrops, furniture, floor coverings, and most importantly, culturally specific food offerings. As guests palates were transported from pungent French cheeses to Moroccan beef cigars, live entertainment filled the room with Flamenco guitars, Brazilian Carnivale dancers,  Indian sitar players, and even a Chinese dragon.

Guests could also test their cultural knowledge at either the Guess'N'Flip game, where iconic city scenes rotated to reveal their locale, or the Name the Ingredient game, where blindfolded guests could taste and guess mystery food items. Guests also left with a postcard set featuring each city from the show, with the same custom stamps and photo motif dotting the entry stairwell.