Welcome to a new year of parties for 2015 – Happy New Year! As the fresh event season takes off, we wanted to share a menu and dinner table setting we created for New Year’s Eve. This could easily be reproduced for a special birthday, or Oscar night...
It’s that time of year – time to invite family, friends and neighbors over for a bit of holiday cheer and tasty treats. We plan this type of party all the time – it’s all about warm lighting, something really pretty and unique to catch the...
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I’m all for changing up the tried and true recipes of our favorite holidays, but this is one recipe that is worth keeping the same every year. I make a triple batch of this – plenty for the table, plenty to send home with the...
Ah, summertime….finally a moment to set the table, outside, and create a really nice summer menu. For the night before the 4th of July, we had incredible weather for the Bay Area, so we brought it all outside. Here was the menu for a dinner party for 8....
Spring was in the air as we decorated and planned a dinner for 12 at an intimate alumni gathering for the Friends of University of Sussex. We kept it simple with yellow linens, and a mixture of cut crystal and Depression Era glassware. It was the flowers, though,...
I wanted to wish you all a very Happy Valentine’s Day. This is one of those days that can be fraught with wild expectations or a little nervousness. My suggestion – keep it simple. I’m making strawberries and waffles with whipped cream for a...
