Ninety-minute reception: bite-sized savoury, one sweet note, and wine service that never blocked sightlines to the work on the walls.
Passing rhythm matched curator remarks: quieter bites during speeches, slightly bolder flavours in the mingle windows between.
Allergy callouts were discrete on service trays so guests could ask without announcing across the room.
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