Dessert Tables: The New Cake?

Photo: Amy Atlas Events

Photo: Amy Atlas Events

Two summers ago, I attended the Parisian wedding of a close college friend.  The champagne was delicious, the food divine but what ultimately blew me away was the Viennese Table, the dramatic dessert destination provided at the end of the evening.  WOW.   And in Paris?  You can only imagine my racing heartbeat.

Lately, I’ve seen, what I’ll call, “the American version.”   Some infused with typical candies (see below) and some more modern (above), I think the American dessert table is a more flexible version.

Photo: Amy Atlas Events

Photo: Amy Atlas Events

Amy Atlas of Amy Atlas Events is the consummate dessert table designer.  Her photos could elicit serious salivation from even the most staunch health food addict.

Take a look…..and make sure some form of sweetness is nearby.

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Associate Producer, Here & Now Most recently, Jessica worked as an associate producer at WBUR's daily local program, Radio Boston. Jessica moved to Boston in 2008 and has lived many places since leaving her native Texas. After graduating from college, Jessica worked as a federal employee, documentary film festival producer, oral historian, university teaching assistant, traveling saleswoman and klezmer musician. Her work and projects have appeared in The Washington Post, The Christian Science Monitor, Bust, Barnard Magazine, National Public Radio, Public Radio International (PRI), and the BBC. Jessica's freelance radio work has received various awards including accolades from the Religion Newswriters Association and the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma. As a Fulbright Scholar in El Salvador, Jessica collected and studied oral histories from the Jewish Community based in San Salvador. Jessica received her B.A. in political science from Columbia University’s Barnard College and her M.A. in history from Indiana University. She learned how to make radio from the phenomenal folks at the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies. Jessica lives in Somerville with her husband, twin son and daughter, and two cats. To learn more about Jessica’s projects, both current and past, please visit www.jessicaalpert.com.