Food, Libations and Luxury in Ellicott City

More than 15,000 people got a taste of the good life during an event in Ellicott City over the weekend.

At the sixth annual Maryland Food, Libations and Luxury Home Show at , vendors shared products ranging from hot sauce to hot tubs with potential customers.

One Elkridge-based business showed customers how it's done, literally, providing examples of its commercial and residential contracting work using state-of-the-art technology.

From a booth in the grand ballroom, Rule4 Building Group had set up monitors that gave viewers a 3-D virtual tour of projects.

"People have a hard time visualizing exactly what work you're going to be doing," said Rule4 Project Manager Tim Marzaloes. To make sure everyone's on the same page, he explained that Rule4 puts together a virtual tour and scope of work document with a line-item budget for the client before the project begins. In addition, he said Rule4 puts video of current projects on Youtube so clients can see the progress. Marzaloes summed up his company's modus operandi: "You know exactly what you're getting from us; we leave no stone unturned."

Visitors to the home show seemed to like what Rule4 had to offer, according to Marzaloes. During the two-day event, which took place Feb. 19 and 20, he said: "We had quality people come by, and we got really positive comments." This week, he added, Rule4 will follow-up with visitors to help make their remodeling dreams come true.