Port Aransas and Mustang Island (Texas), San Antonio, St. Louis, Richmond, Virginia, and Providence, Rhode Island, are boosting their branding and group appeal through culinary programming.

Unique, booze-infused venues, including traditional bars, speakeasies and distilleries, await groups that would like to toast over delicious handcrafted cocktails after a meeting. Across the country, group-friendly destinations feature standout bar settings with inviting decor, ranging from rustic to industrial, and menus starring world-class wines, microbrews and exquisite specialty mixed drinks.

East Coast gaming resort's provide an abundance of extravagant group dining experiences.

The green plantains are being smashed as we speak, enveloped in the vibrant yellows, oranges and reds of the buildings that surround us, as Pablo Garcia, our guide explains why the cobblestone beneath our feet is glimmering with a faint metallic blue.

Craft beer is a big deal on Galveston Island. Events include the popular annual BrewMasters Craft Beer Festival, hosted each Labor Day weekend by Moody Gardens and venues around Galveston.

Raleigh, N.C.’s thriving and increasingly popular cuisine scene is as impressive as it is delicious. Groups meeting in this capital city can easily include an auxiliary event incorporating its variety of flavors.

Craft beers are flowing in Central Illinois, where groups will find many opportunities to enjoy an original recipe at a local brewery.

Celebrity chefs are as prominent as stars of the silver screen nowadays. But those whose legacy spans decades and continues to evolve are few and far between. Wolfgang Puck is one such culinary legend.

Six delectable Wolfgang Puck Catering dishes from The Oscars Governors Ball took home the top prizes in our newly created Culinary Academy Awards 2018.

As the red carpet heated up with high-fashioned actors, producers and directors outside Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre on Sunday, March 4, 2018, celebs of the culinary kind were calm and cool behind the scenes, preparing for one of the most famous after-parties on Earth: The Oscars Governors Ball.