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What is entertaining?

the savvy host believes that entertaining is most simply gathering people together in enjoyable surroundings ~ offering good food & drink ~ to share stories, ideas, laughter ... life.

essentially entertaining is dedicated to the Savvy Host each one of us can become with a hint of inspiration, a little confidence, some creative flair and a healthy dose of humor.

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Recent Posts Tagged With 'Food and Wine Pairing'

Jul 22

A Toast To The Hosts: Organize a Drink-Themed Progressive Dinner!

Photo credit: Sebastian Pothe Introducing our next guest contributor in the Savvy Experts in Entertaining series, author Felicia Coley of The Well-Heeled Society. Sign us up for this dinner party idea! It may take a village to raise a child, bu (read full article)

#blogswelove, champagne, cocktails, dinner party, Food and Wine Pairing, Menu Planning, organized entertaining, recipe rave, Recipes, serving savoir-faire

Jul 16

What We're Sipping ~ 6 Wines for HOT Weather

We discovered a few new items to wet your whistle - even share with guests! - this weekend.  As always, we rely on and are indebted to the sage counsel and advice of the ever-present-online wine.com.  We are also thrilled with our adv (read full article)

bar basics, budget entertaining, Food and Wine Pairing, Grilling, savvy resources, Wine, wines under $20

Jun 28

Value Wine Quest - Pinot Noir for Entertaining

For sipping and sharing with guests, we like Pinot Noir - but often DON'T like the price. We've also stumbled across more than a few bottles that have a great price, but we might as well have been drinking water (expensive water at that!).  A (read full article)

Food and Wine Pairing, Grilling, savvy resources, Trends, Wine, wines under $20

May 31

8 Top Picks to Pour & Sip

With summer in the air, and the grilling game going on, here's a list of 8 refreshments we're pouring with friends, family and whoever else happens to drop by this week...(note that many of the pairings suggested are also listed in this week's Goo (read full article)

bar basics, bbq, Food and Wine Pairing, good food gatherings, Wine

Apr 22

Value Wine Quest - Rosés Worth Attention

We’re on a quest to compile a solid reference list of $20 and under wines that won’t embarrass a savvy host when entertaining.  While an excellent wine can be worth hundreds of dollars a bottle, this is not a necessary, or even realistic, in (read full article)

bar basics, budget entertaining, Food and Wine Pairing, rose wine, Wine, wines under $20

Apr 01

Wine & Food Matching Made Easy

Don't you love it when someone else figures out the perfect way to handle a situation ~ and they share it with you?? Matching wine and food for entertaining can be a frustrating experience, especially if you don't consider yourself expert in either (read full article)

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