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FOOD & BEVERAGE ON WHEELS PROVE VINTAGE IS IN, CLASSIC IS TIMELESS

Mobile food and beverage services from Bubble Brothers Ltd. and Get Cozy Vintage Mobile Bars are driving events to new places. BY SOPHIE JONSSON

VINTAGE IS IN! These days, companies and consumers alike are straddling the popular quirky vintage vibe with a modern, sleek aesthetic. For those finding themselves in this predicament when it comes to planning events, a food & beverage service on wheels may be the perfect solution.

With an event of almost any kind, food and drinks play an integral role. So much so that many mobile food stations become the central gathering point at any event they service. For the Bubble Brothers Prosecco Van and Get Cozy Vintage Mobile Bars, their authentic and memorable experiences have brought people together to interact with one other, all over food and drinks on wheels.

The mobile design, function, and service is perfect for an event as small as a few dozen to festivals of thousands. The Bubble Brothers have been utilizing a 2002 Piaggio Ape Prosecco van since they brought their UK-based business to New York in early 2019, while Get Cozy has acquired an array of one-of-a-kind vintage vehicles, from 1950s caravan campers to Piaggio Ape mini trucks, since their founding in 2015. On the outside, each vehicle is beautifully designed to perfectly balance feelings of class and coziness. Inside, Bubble Brothers has sparkling wine and spritz cocktails on tap, all served by a personable bartender. Get Cozy designs the vehicle’s inner contents based on the client’s wishes and nature of the event, but in the past have provided everything from alcoholic drinks, coffee, and kombucha to cotton candy and s’mores.

For planners looking to incorporate a mobile bar into their event, if you can dream it, these mobile bars can make it happen. Private hire pricing for Bubble Brothers’ services start around $2,000, while average rentals for Get Cozy start at $1,250 and run in the range of $2,000, all while including drop-off, pickup, bartending, and personalization of food. Clients can make their experience one that is truly original and all their own.

Whether the food & beverage on wheels is the focal point or an informal element of your event, it will surely be admired and enjoyed. The classic upscale offerings of Bubble Brothers and Get Cozy pair perfectly with the vintage tinge of the overall experience and is one that is sure to be enjoyed by any who catch it rolling by.

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THE LONGSHOREMAN

Courtesy of The Longshoreman thelongshoremanbk.com

INGREDIENTS —1.75 oz. Barrell Rye Batch #2 —.5 oz. Averna —.5 oz. Punt E Mes —.5 oz. Vicario Cherry liqueur —glass: martini or Nick & Nora —garnish: cherry

DIRECTIONS Add all ingredients to mixing glass filled with ice. Stir and pour into a Nick and Nora or martini glass. Garnish with a cherry on a skewer.

Located in Columbia Street Waterfront, one of the oldest neighborhoods in Brooklyn, The Longshoreman’s eponymous signature drink takes a twist on the cocktail named for Kings County. The Brooklyn, which is made of rye, amaro and dry vermouth, was made originally as a twist on the classic Manhattan. The Longshoreman swaps the dry vermouth with a sweet vermouth to round out the flavors and gives allegiance to the original Manhattan cocktail.

The Longshoreman gives drinkers a subtle hint of spice from the rye, a fruitforward sweetness from the Vicario Cherry mixing with the Punt E Mes, and herbaceous notes from the Averna amaro. Classic Manhattan drinkers instantly fall in love with this amped up twist on a wellknown classic.

The Longshoreman is one of a few cocktails that have a permanent home on the restaurant’s menu through the changing seasons. The bar team works together every couple of months to bring seasonal craft beverages but have also been trained to create cocktails on request by asking for guests’ flavor preferences (i.e. bitter, spicy, smoky, herbaceous, etc.). Personalized beverages have become so popular that the team has built them into its private events beverage packages.

TECH» AIN’T NO PARTY LIKE A VR PARTY

Global DMC Partners is teaming up with Balti Virtual in new AR/VR offering.

Global DMC Partners is bringing on Balti Virtual as one of its strategic alliances to provide a brand-new AR/VR program for meeting and event planner clients.

To launch this partnership, Global DMC Partners is debuting its new AR brand mascot, Global Girl or G.G. By downloading the free AppAR8 app from the iTunes app store or the Google Play store and scanning the Global DMC Partners logo, clients can take photos or video with G.G. and experience her repertoire of cultural dances.

“The goal of this partnership is to offer something new—augmented and virtual reality event experiences—to our clients around the world,” says Erin Rougeux, Global DMC Partners director of marketing & database management. “Balti Virtual’s capabilities are almost limitless when it comes to creating a custom AR or VR experience—whether it’s a virtual invitation to the event or a live AR event experience that includes a fun photo op.”