Stand Out or Stay Unseen The BizBash Event Experience Awards celebrate excellence in the event industry. New categories include Best Use of AI, Best Coachella Brand Activation, and Best Collegiate Sports Activation. Early bird pricing ends July 24. Submit your nominations now!
Secure Early Bird Pricing for the Event Experience Awards Before July 24! Don't miss out on the lowest prices of the season for the Event Experience Awards! This year, we’re celebrating excellence across various categories, including exciting new awards like Best Use of AI at an Event and Best Olympic Sporting Activation. Take advantage of early bird pricing now through July 24. Submit your nominations today!
INDUSTRY NEWS ATLANTA: Sephora has announced the return of SEPHORiA—its highly anticipated consumer-facing beauty event—this fall with a reimagined experience featuring first-of-its-kind programming, surprise special guests, and a new theme ("Beauty Funhouse"). Plus, the beauty retailer is heading to a new host city, hoping to broaden its reach and create buzz in a new market: Atlanta. SEPHORiA will take place Sept. 27-28 at Pullman Yards. MAUI, HAWAIʻI: Montage Kapalua Bay announced two key culinary appointments: Behdad Ghofrani as director of food and beverage and Justin Purpura as executive chef. With several decades of hospitality experience between them, both Ghofrani and Purpura will play key roles in enhancing the resort’s overall food and beverage offerings for guests of the beachfront resort. The duo will also be tasked with managing menu creation and dining services for four restaurants, signature and in-residence dining experiences, and banqueting for meetings and social gatherings across the resort’s 32,400 square feet of indoor and outdoor event space. NEW YORK: Celebrated winery Wölffer Estate Vineyard and culinary sensation Tieghan Gerard of Half Baked Harvest have teamed up for an evening of culinary excellence and exquisite wines that aims to capture the essence of the Hamptons. The event, Summer Harvest: Grilling with Roman Meets Half Baked Harvest, takes place July 24. The dinner will feature fresh, local produce and a farm-to-table, Half Baked Harvest-inspired menu paired with Wölffer wines. ST. LOUIS: Four Seasons Hotel St. Louis, in collaboration with Horseshoe St. Louis, announced the opening of Ramsay’s Kitchen by Gordon Ramsay, the first restaurant in St. Louis from Michelin-starred chef Gordon Ramsay. Inspired by Ramsay's travels abroad, the Ramsay's Kitchen concept aims to take guests on a global culinary journey. Located on the hotel's eighth floor, the new restaurant offers views of the iconic Gateway Arch and Mississippi River. With a capacity to accommodate more than 250 guests, the restaurant’s layout includes a bar and lounge, the main dining room with a seasonal patio, two private dining rooms, and the outdoor RK Bar. WASHINGTON, D.C.: Hilton Garden Inn Washington DC/Georgetown Area has completed a multimillion-dollar renovation, updating all 238 guest rooms throughout the property alongside a further 3,165 square feet of redesigned meeting space, express check-in, a 24-hour fitness center, and a refreshed outdoor patio. The hotel now boasts enhanced meeting facilities, including four meeting rooms to accommodate groups of all sizes.
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