STORE EVENT CATERING IN PRACTICE
BOLIA FLAGSHIP STORE GRAND OPENING
Chez STHLM provided catering and service personnel for the grand opening of Bolia’s flagship store, creating pastel canapés, bespoke cocktails and alcohol-free drinks to complement the showroom’s aesthetic. Working directly with Bolia and alongside event agency Pernille Christiansen, we shaped the food, drinks and presentation around the brand’s visual direction.
THE BRIEF
A considered welcome for Bolia’s flagship opening
The brief centred on the grand opening of Bolia’s flagship store, with food and drinks designed to complement the showroom’s visual language. Working directly with Bolia and alongside event agency Pernille Christiansen, Chez STHLM developed pastel-coloured canapés with simple forms and no garnish, together with bespoke cocktails and alcohol-free alternatives.
Bolia supplied stainless-steel serving trays and guidance on glassware. We incorporated these details into the presentation and provided service personnel to serve guests throughout the opening.
SERVICE
Store Event Catering
CUISINE
Pastel and understated
SERVICE ELEMENTS
Pastel canapés, bespoke cocktails, alcohol-free drinks and service personnel
ENVIRONMENT
Considered food and drinks for a flagship opening
EVENT PLANNING
Chez STHLM coordinated the catering and service setup for the grand opening of Bolia’s flagship store, working directly with Bolia and alongside event agency Pernille Christiansen. We arranged the bar within the existing showroom layout and used the available staff kitchen to support preparation and service.
Bolia supplied stainless-steel serving trays and guidance on glassware, which informed how the food and drinks were presented. Our service personnel brought the canapés, cocktails and alcohol-free drinks to guests, carrying the considered presentation through from the bar to the showroom floor.
FOOD PROGRAM
Our chefs created a canapé menu for Bolia’s flagship store opening, using pastel colours and simple forms to complement the showroom’s aesthetic. Salmon parfait with löjrom and lobster in elderflower gel brought delicate flavours and soft tones to the selection, with each canapé presented without garnish.
Served on stainless-steel trays supplied by Bolia, the canapés carried the same restrained visual approach as the surrounding interiors. Chez STHLM’s service personnel offered the selection to guests throughout the opening.
BEVERAGE PROGRAM
Chez STHLM developed a bespoke cocktail and alcohol-free drinks menu for Bolia’s flagship store opening, with colour guiding the selection alongside flavour. The drinks complemented the pastel canapés and the showroom’s restrained aesthetic.
The cocktail menu included the Midnight Sun Negroni, combining sea buckthorn, gin and cloudberry vermouth; the Black Forest Old Fashioned, with birch-smoked whisky, cherry bitters and birch syrup; and the Arctic Bloom Martini, with vodka, elderflower, chamomile dry vermouth and lingonberry.
Alcohol-free options included Sea Buckthorn & Spruce Tonic, Fika Fizz and Juniper & Apple Cooler. Following Bolia’s guidance on glassware, our team prepared and served the drinks as part of the opening’s hospitality.
