Madrid Fintech 6 Day Corporate Event

Cardamom prides itself on the ability to provide an incredibly seamless and stress-free service when it comes to corporate events.

For this particular 6 day extravaganza, the client was a young financial Tech company from Madrid wanting to reconnect their 140 employees after Covid as many employees had been working from home or had joined the company and never met their teammates. Cardamom help to organise a trip to Ibiza to reconnect the team and incentivise them for the future.

Cardamom took care of the intensive arrivals and departures over 6 days from around the world, as well as the activities and social sessions of the retreat:

Beach Olympics – a hilarious team building competition on the beach of Playa den Bossa with prizes for the winning team
Dinner and entertainment at Tanit Beach Club
Atzaro celebratory gala dinner and party
Catamaran trip to Formentera with Spanish lunch at Chez Gerdi Restaurant
Finishing off with the “Unexpected Dinner” at Ushuaia to close the holiday
Photos by Ibiza Star Films Justin Köbel

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A Dream Holiday at Six Senses Ibiza

Thank You Six Senses For This Amazing Family Treat

Over Christmas and New Year, we were invited to go and stay at the new Six Senses Hotel tucked away near Portinax. And what a treat that was!

It was the best end of year retreat we could have wished for – we just packed our bags, jumped in the car and off we went!

Half an hour later we were on holiday. The joys of living on this paradise rock we call Heaven!

We were so in love we did not want to leave.

The dining hall feels like a huge lounge and really helps to connect people.

The library has the most exciting books and honestly we could have spent a week in there.

The spa and massages! Just wow! We were in a massage coma for the rest of the day!

Our lovely welcome treats, we were so surprised and so super grateful!

The food was the best food we have had at any hotel in Ibiza, compliments to the team.

There is nothing as precious as family time and to do it in pure luxury courtesy of the Six Senses team was really a dream come true…

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A Post Of Gratitude

Cardamom Events Are So Thankful…

At the beginning of 2022, we have had some time to take stock of what has happened over the last two years and what we have done to deal with it.

We have all been through very difficult times on a personal front – losing loved ones and fighting to stay afloat in this industry.

There is only one way to feel, feet touch the ground, be grateful and work on fighting the good fight everyday.

Life is truly a gift and has to be treated like one.

We have, over these years especially, come across many less fortunate than us, and being able to help others in challenging times is the whole purpose of being human – something we lost along the way in the crazy of life and work, not balanced as well as it should be.

So this period really connected us with feeling human again – giving back to ourselves.

The struggles were and still are real, but to able to talk, share, take time out for grounding was the best medicine for us.

We aim to use this year, and the future to continually remind ourselves of what we have and how we can make Ibiza, the industry, and the world a better place!

With love from The Cardamom Family

xxx

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A Stripped Back Birthday For A Special Little Girl

Mimi’s 7th Birthday At Home

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As many of you probably know, the parties we generally throw for our kids are quite elaborate and rightly so! Who doesn’t like a party with all the trimmings?

However, this year, Mimi requested a more simple party at home, with a Christmas Rainbow Unicorn theme…

The birthday girl and her friends played traditional English party games like Hide and Seek, Musical Chairs and did a treasure hunt. Then afterwards made some Christmas decorations together.

The food and consisted of delicious mini pizzas, chicken goujons, donuts and candy canes, plus a red velvet and macaroon cake all prepared with love by our dear friend Freja, a self-confessed feeder!

A perfect back-to-basics afternoon, topped off by a Christmas movie on the sofa.

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Melina’s Big Birthday! 8-11.9.21

A 3 DAY BIRTHDAY EXTRAVAGANZA

After more than 2 years of planning, we finally got to celebrate one of our client’s big birthdays, with friends and family flying in from around the world to congratulate and celebrate together.

Day 1 of the 4 Day extravaganza kicked off with an intimate dinner for 23 at Roto in Marina Botafoch for close family and friends before the rest arrived from their home countries. With welcome drinks of Miraval Rosé and Laurent Perrier Champagne, the guests enjoyed a sumptuous meal of Asian and Oriental dishes of Tiger Crawfish Tempura, Red Tuna Tataki, Chicken with ‘ras el hanout’ and vegetable couscous, cooked at low temperature and served with vegetable couscous, yoghurt sauce, mint, mojo sauce with coriander and Piparra peppers.

Day 2 was the big White Party at Atzaro Agroturismo with close friends interviewing the 50 VIP guests as they arrived “Red Carpet Style” to be greeted by fine wines of Domaine Vacheron les Romains Sancerre, Tommassi Amarone Valpolicella and, of course, her signature Champagne for welcome drinks before sitting down to a bespoke menu chosen by each guest individually. A logistical challenge to say the least but organised and executed with Atzaro’s support. The chosen music genre began with subtle Bossa Nova with the Elena Tovar Trio and then moved onto classic soul tracks with DJ Santana & the amazing soulful voice of Keisher Downie accompanied by one of Ibiza’s finest sax players, Anastasia McQueen and 3 Gogo dancers from The Shop Ibiza in “diamonds” and feathers to present the 3 cakes for the birthday girl and her friends who could not celebrate their birthdays over Covid.

Day 3, was “Boho Chic” day at Nobu Hotel, a more relaxed, informal drinks and dinner, with a bespoke section of dishes from the infamous Nobu menu and the delectable Chambao Mediterranean menu all served poolside, beach front and under a tirade of overhead icicle fairy lights and colourful countryside flowers from Ramo de Flores. The chosen bespoke drinks for this night ranged from Sancerre Pascal Jolivet from France, Barolo Serralunga Ferdinando Principiano, from Italy, Château d’Esclans Whispering Angel, Rosé from Provence, and Taittinger Champagne along side Nobu’s signature Cava Sangria & Japanese Mojitos with fun beats from DJ Tom Grimes to seal the deal!

Final day of the birthday tour brought us back to Chiringuito Blue in Santa Eulalia, one of our family favourites for a relaxed “Beach Chic” evening where the guests enjoyed Blue’s finest dishes of Black lentils taboule, quinoa, roasted beetroot with salt and yogurt, White fish Sashimi, tomato seed, lemon & olive oil, Half Free Range Chicken Chargrilled with sage and lemon, Charcoal grilled Filet of Seabass and Sliced Galician 25 day dry aged Entrecote Beef with Chimichurri sauce. All finished off with vegan chocolate ice cream sandwiches, piña colada tarts with cheesecake mousse and a great LED light performance from Alchemy Flame.

All in all, great memories were made by all and the group were one of the nicest set of people from all nationalities and an event that Cardamom was proud to organise and be apart of.

Happy Birthday Melina from the Cardamom Team xxx

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Date Night by Craig

Cardamom Date Night – A Blog by Craig

So the for the first time in a long time and between extensive events, the Mrs & I managed to fit in a date night at the gorgeous La llama restaurant in the W Hotel at the invite of the lovely Joshua from the Marriott, Blue & W Group and it was super special.

We started with a pumpkin carpaccio marinated with lemon, homemade mustard, pumpkin seed and baby coriander and Toro tuna tataki with salsa verde and ponzo, followed by succulent Miso and Sake marinated black cod with home made pickled ginger and a sides of truffled potato purée and sautéed Bimi broccoli with fresh lemon and garlic. To die for! If that wasn’t enough, it would have been rude not to try a dessert and we settled on Vanilla profiteroles all washed down with a beautiful French Minuty rosé.

Could be in the running for our new favourite restaurant but in competition with Chiringuito Blue of course!

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Ginevra & Federico

Ginevra & Federico 3.7.21 – Puig de Missa & Atzaro Organic Gardens

First wedding after the pandemic in Atzaro’s new organic farm with romantic, rustic countryside theme

185 Guests

Venues: Puig de Missa Church & Atzaro Organic Gardens

Wedding Planning & Styling – Cardamom Events Ibiza

Entertainment – PianoBar & DJ Juan Corbi

Florist – Ramo de Flores

Hair & Make up – Jo Mackay at Jamface

Photography – Natasha Marshall

Videography – Tanit Films

Lighting – Ibiza Pro Dj

Cake – Cup Cake Collection

Transport – Island Bus

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Will You Marry Me? Luxury Photoshoot Part 3

Will You Marry Me – Part 3?

A luxury photoshoot capturing the essence of contemporary Ibiza weddings…

Behind the scenes with an amazing team…

• Photography – Masha Kart Photography
• Stationery & Styling – Event Stylist Ibiza
• MUAH – Fanny Co Hair & Makeup
• Flowers – Ramo de Flores at Flowers Ibiza
• Restaurant – Maison Le Vrai
• Wedding Dresses – Virginia Vald Atelier
• Jewels – Fina Bou

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Will You Marry Me? Luxury Photoshoot Part 2

Will You Marry Me – Part 2?

A luxury photoshoot at the wonderful Babylon Beach capturing the essence of contemporary Ibiza weddings…

Behind the scenes with an amazing team…

• Photography – Masha Kart Photography
• Stationery & Styling – Event Stylist Ibiza
• MUAH – Fanny Co Hair & Makeup
• Flowers – Ramo de Flores at Flowers Ibiza
• Wedding Dresses – Virginia Vald Atelier
• Jewels – Fina Bou

• Engagement Ring – Joyeria Pomar
• Bride shoes – C Doux Menorca

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Will You Marry Me? Luxury Photoshoot Part 1

Will You Marry Me?

A luxury photoshoot capturing the essence of contemporary Ibiza weddings…

• Engagement Ring – Joyeria Pomar
• Bride shoes – C Doux Menorca

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Ryan Koriya – Bespoke Song Creation & Performance

The Ultimate Gift – A Song Written & Performed Just For You…

Ryan Koriya is a classically trained musician, singer-songwriter and music producer who has performed his music on four continents in about 20 countries around the world.

Armed usually with his acoustic guitar, foot percussion and a velvety voice that melts the hearts of all ages, Ryan performs his quirky one-mancoustic show and enjoys bringing people together.

Ryan is an international artist usually performing in an average of a dozen countries a year, spanning 4 continents. In 2018 Ryan moved to Ibiza to start a record label to self publish his own music. His solo, multifaceted live show includes playing drums and percussion with his feet along with the usual guitar and vocals. Spectacular stuff!
As well as offering his brilliant performances for our luxury events, Ryan has now developed a brand new concept – custom written songs, performed and recorded for you. Ryan will work with you to create an immortal piece of music that fits the occasion perfectly!

A special song that will be yours to treasure forever. The song style and genre can be tailored to your own tastes too…
Maybe you’d like a sultry acoustic number at the ceremony and bring on the teary sass?
How about an electronic club banger to shimmy to on the dancefloor?
Some Reggae never went amiss for the right Mr and Mrs, or Mr and Mr, or Mrs and Mrs.
Perhaps you are into the idea of something cinematic to put ol’ Braveheart to shame?
If possible, Ryan could also be available to perform live at your wedding or even beam in a live streamed performance of your special bespoke song on the day.
You can find out more about Ryan and his services right HERE on his website

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Cardamom Kitchens – Behind The Scenes

Behind The Scenes At Cardamom Kitchens

During lockdown, Navine and Craig decided it was time to go back to their roots and get back into the kitchen. As most of you will already know, Cardamom Events was born 20 years ago as a side project from The Cardamom Club, their legendary Indian restaurant and catering service in Santa Eulalia Ibiza. With the demand for delicious takeaways to eat at home during the pandemic steadily rising, it was the perfect opportunity for Craig (Cobra Award winning chef with 30 years of experience) to don his chef’s hat again and get back in to the licensed catering kitchens at Cardamom HQ. Cardamom Kitchens was born…

Joining forces in the kitchen is the wonderful Freja Ostrom. Freja used to live in the Cardamom Club 20 years ago, making her part of the original Cardamom family. She is now a chef in her own right working for several years on health retreats, yoga camps and private cheffing for high level clients from around the globe. Here is a photo from when she used to live with us from around 2007 and also in the kitchen in current times with Craig…

It’s been a labour of love, designing menus that represent traditional Indian food from different parts of India, ready to be picked up from Cardamom HQ every Friday. The team have worked hard to ensure that produce is local and sustainable, and also pioneers the modern and healthy direction that food is taking on the island. We have also been really pleased to team up with the brilliant Tess Prince of Love Food Ibiza fame. She has been styling and photographing our food, whilst providing us with some of her inspired island lemon chutney to add to orders.

This reinvention through Covid times has been a natural progression, with the very home of Cardamom coming from food and beverages for events back in the day.

The positives of this are that it has reconnected the team with Cardamom Club restaurant clientele, as well as wedding and event clients from the past. It has also allowed us to discover and develop relationships with our new Cardamom friends who are trying our food service for the first time, making tired parents happy and making lockdown dinner parties more interesting for the island folk from all nationalities.

If you want to be included on the Cardamom Kitchens WhatsApp menu list, just message Craig on +34 636 56 22 11