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"Sterling Cooper and You” How to Throw a 1960s Mad Men Inspired Party

posted August 13, 2010 in Essentially Entertaining

We have the great pleasure of introducing a very special guest contributor.  Embodying the perfect mix of class, savvy & sass, Auntie Carrie's Speakeasy offers a spot-on perspective about entertaining.  Read on to enjoy he (read full article)

Behind the bar at Foodies' Night In (8/16)

posted August 08, 2010 in Essentially Entertaining

At a local haunt, there's a tradition of ringing an old bell promptly each day at 5p.  The context for the tradition is that when the neighborhood was an old meat-packing district, the locals would listen for the bell to know it was time to j (read full article)

Sugar & Spice at Foodies Night In (7/12)

posted July 10, 2010 in Essentially Entertaining

After a short break for 4th of July festivities, Foodies' Night In is back in action this Monday, 12 July from 4pET - 6pET!  This week's topic is Sugar and Spice which promises to be a Twitter party peppered with far more cayenn (read full article)

Grilling it up at Foodies Night In (6/28)

posted June 27, 2010 in Essentially Entertaining

Got to spread the delicious news. Do you know about Foodies Night In?   The creative culinary concept of the wunder-gals (and recent top candidates for BFFs) at Cooking with Caitlin, this is a tweet-up focused on food, wine, cooking, and gather (read full article)

Natural Elegance - 2 Summer Table Visions

posted June 24, 2010 in Essentially Entertaining

We like the idea of creating a sense of elegance in the decor of a summer table.  It signals that the gathering is special in some way, or meaningful, and enhances the anticipation of the good meal and conversation to come. When the guest at (read full article)

Taking Your Coffee in Style

posted June 24, 2010 in Essentially Entertaining

We love our morning latte.  Okay, we also love our afternoon macchiato and our evening doppio...even the mid-meeting French press is enjoyable. It's not (just) the caffeine jolt that is addictive.  It's the ceremony of the coffee.   (read full article)

Tabletop Eye Candy - Chocolate Metallic

posted June 19, 2010 in Essentially Entertaining

We confess.  We really do love discovering new ways to mix and match elements to set an interesting table. Of course, we DO have the luxury of borrowing from our store, SavvyHostMarket. But, more of the fun for us is in meshing together the f (read full article)

For the Love of Copper

posted June 16, 2010 in Essentially Entertaining

Browsing some of our favorite foodie blogs, a shiny glint of metal caught our eye in David Lebovitz's post Cookware Shops in Paris. Our love for copper in cookware includes All-Clad (shared in our recent post Must-Have Cooking Tools Take 3) and M (read full article)

Celebrating Spring with Second City Soiree...

posted May 12, 2010 in Essentially Entertaining

Spring is nature's way of saying, "Let's party!"  ~Robin Williams Over at Second City Soiree (a blog we love!) we've been considering creative ideas for dining decor that celebrate all that is wonderful about spring.   Today' (read full article)

Must-Have Cooking Tools - Take 2

posted April 08, 2010 in Essentially Entertaining

Back in our own kitchen in the frenzy of spring entertaining, we need to add to our list of Must-Have Cooking Tools with 3 additional items we treasure... (1) Cuisinart Elite Collection 14-cup Food Processor ~ for quick shredding, mixing, (read full article)

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