Actividades: Comfort Food is like the gastronomy equivalent of a kiss on the forehead or a warm blanket. The term refers to any food or drink where one looks for comfort. The reason that something becomes a comfort food includes the food's familiarity, simplicity, and/or pleasant associations. It is a very subjective choice, but can help to distract oneself temporarily from the stresses of life by enjoying a delicious meal or snack and in which the soul finds its refuge. Promotes interaction Nowadays, event planners are making an impression on their guests by getting people to interact with their food — and through the food, among each other. Do-it-yourself food stations, where attendees “prepare” their meals from a selection of ingredients, and chef performance stations, where catering staff prepare the food on the spot for attendees, are popular ways to create interaction and make an event experience memorable. Why not promote conversation among attendants by serving dishes or snacks which people have enjoyed for years and years and which evoke nostalgic flavours and homely pleasures while away from home attending an event? Eclectic presentation Give an eclectic presentation to dishes and snacks and combine homemade cuisine with modern touches. Some examples: noodle soup, Spanish omelette, homemade croquettes and dumplings, macarroni and cheese or stews, with a contemporary touch, such as homemade soup with curry aroma, dumplings with shitake mushrooms or fried chips sprinkled with exotic spices. Fast food Another option is to surprise guests with a selection of typical fast food but made with quality ingredients, such as mini hamburgers, Mexican fajitas, or pizza with exotic ingredients but with homemade dough, for example. The idea is to serve a simple cuisine but with a different touch. Creative containers Containers can help combine tradition and modernity in a fun way to surprise guests. Some examples: creamy mash potato served in Martini glasses, mini paper cones with individual portions of potato chips for attendants to finger-eat, gazpacho in test tubes, homemade soup in espresso cups, etc. It is said that breathing the aroma of homemade cuisine calms you down. Daily stress makes people search for moments of relax and comfort. Let your next event evoke guests’ senses and offer them a unique, relaxed and memorable experience. As the saying goes: “The best way to the heart is through the stomach”.