b'event spotlightBY SARA PEREZ WEBBERWinter WonderlandNominated for a NACE One Award,CATERER & VENUE: Trulucks Oceans Finest Seafood & Crab, this holiday party wowed guests with itsThe Woodlands, Texas trulucks.commagical dcor and sumptuous menuPHOTOGRAPHER: JDHallett PhotographyEVENT DETAILS: Known for its sustainable seafood and Southern hospitality, Trulucks in The Woodlands, Texas, transformed into a Winter Wonderland for this 75-guest holiday party on Dec. 6, 2019. The event is one of five nominees for Catered Event of the Year in the 2020 NACE One Awards (in the on-premise, budget $50,000-$100,000 category). MENU HIGHLIGHTS: Cocktail hour included a passed hors doeuvre of pan-seared Japanese Hokkaido scallop served with miso-blueberry compote over a dollop of butternut squash pure, and an Iced Seafood Station overflowing with fresh Alaskan king crab legs; shrimp cocktail; cold water oysters topped with crme frache, dill and royal Ossetia caviar; and fresh jumbo Florida stone crab claws from Trulucks own fisheries outside of Naples, Fla. For the main course, guests dined on Japanese A5 Wagyu beef with shaved winter truffle, Australian spanner crab, miso-glazed South Georgia Island Chilean sea bass, and twin South African lobster tails. In addition to a dessert bar featuring mini white-chocolate bags, peppermint cheesecake bites and carrot cake truffles, a Nitropop Dessert Station by The Freezing Point served up macarons dipped in nitrogen for a smoking treat. 16 CATERING MAGAZINE cateringmagazine.com'