Greetings from Miami!!



It feels so great being in Miami at this time of the year because it is amazingly beautiful, although the weather is a bit warm, it is nicer than in New York City. Every beach day is just perfect, no gamble at all. Miami weather almost provides a peaceful serenity connecting you to your core after a long work day, it doesn’t get much better!

Speaking of perfect summer days:

Let’s talk about the Shiraz
All American Summer Party
that took place on July 17th at 12 21:

Last week, I hosted an All American Summer themed Showcase with Karrie Goldberg of Kage Konsulting. We had 300 guests at the new venue,12 21 (the old Cheetah Space). I placed ottomans that were slip covered with blue and white gingham fabric throughout the room, with fully stocked picnic baskets (wine, bread and other foods, newspaper, a flower bouquet, etc.) on each of them, and then placed outdoor lanterns and cat tail arrangements around the room.

Projected on the wall and flat screens were classic all American films including From Here to Eternity and A Place in the Sun.

Pat Caramel (www.caramelnyc.com) provided the lighting that transformed the space into a beautiful All American Picinic. The event was a huge success!!

If you would like to be added to my mailing list for future events, please email me at info@shirazevents.com

After seven years of creations, we have decided to give Shiraz a new branded identity. Following a few weeks of development we have combined the Shiraz - New York and

Shiraz - Miami branding under one umbrella, Shiraz. We also have in development the new Shiraz website, http://www.shirazevents.com/.

The symbol above the new logo is the fountain of Love, which is my meditation mantra. Every time I meditate I inhale from the universe and exhale love to the universe! I visualize a natural spring fountain and the ripples of that spring is the symbol of Shiraz, as it is made with love.
I would love to get your feedback about my new branding!!

Celebrating Summer!

I hope everyone had a wonderful 4th of July weekend! I celebrated the holiday in Southampton spending my time driving to parties with my very stylish friend Greg Yale. One of the parties seemed to me as if it was taken from a Bruce Weber advertisement for Ralph Lauren or J. Crew. Our hosts were super sweet and gracious and I want to thank them for that! Last week I thoroughly enjoyed myself experiencing the Fancy Food Show at the Javitz , and attending a dinner party presenting the wonderful wines of Lombardia, Italy.

This weekend, I helped Rob Coburn with his event and my company Shiraz catered and staffed his party. Although we encountered some refreshing mid-summer rain showers, with Bronson Van Wyck’s beautiful lanterns hanging from the trees and my blue hydrangea arrangements in place, we were ready for a great party! I’ve included an image of my beautiful bartenders: Mark and Femi. In the picture you can see how we present our summer strawberry lemonade, if you wish to receive the recipes, please email me!

On my way to a meeting to collaborate on a real estate property launch this fall, my eyes caught this fascinating vision of a glass ball(see below), this art creation is exhibited at the Paul Kasmin Gallery on 27th St. The ball is filled with oil and features a motor in the bottom that creates a circular motion combined with the striped walls. The result is fantastic. The artist’s name is Petroc Sesti and the link to his website is: http://www.paulkasmingallery.com/current/


During my visit to the Fancy Food Show at the Javitz Center last week, my feet and my diet were exhausted after two hours of walking around and “tasting” many food and beverage items. Here is a selection of items I am going to use in my next season’s menus:

Haloumi Cheese - between feta and "rubber", this Cyprus national cheese is wonderful to grill and serve on a salad or as a side dish by its own. Once it is grilled or heated up it becomes softer and receives the grilling taste to make a great dish.

Carob Honey - from natural bee honey and traditional carob honey, rich of calcium and Vitamin A and B. The carob gives the spread its chocolate like flavors and is great served with yogurt or as a spread or to make brownies out of.

Rose Nectar - not as strong as rose water, this rose "juice" is great to create cocktails with. Below you will find a recipe for a drink I created using Veev.

"The Perfect Pink Rose"

2 0z of Veev Acai Liquer, 4 watermelon balls, 3 mint leaves, 1 oz of simple syrup 1 oz of rose nectar(Sense)

Muddle 3 watermelon balls and 2 mint leaves. Add ice, Veev, simple syrup, and rose nectar. Shake all ingredients. Strain into rock glass filled with ice. Garnish with a notch toothpick skewered with one watermelon ball and one mint leaf.