TIP OF THE DAY: Bloody Mary Drink Bar & Snacks Bar

Here’s how we’d customize a spicy Bloody Mary. Photo courtesy Arch Rock Fish Restaurant | San Diego.   This has been a week of food bar suggestions for entertaining: Breakfast/Brunch Food Bars Lunch/Dinner Food Bars Dessert Food Bars   Today we conclude with two ideas for a drinks bar and accompanying snacks. FOOD BAR IDEAS:…
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TIP OF THE DAY: DIY Food Bar Part 3: Desserts

A simple creation from a s’mores bar. Photo courtesy Tastefully Simple.   Over the last two days, we’ve covered breakfast food bars and lunch/dinner food bars. Today: ideas for dessert food bars. We conclude tomorrow with snacks and drinks. Check out these 21 food bars.     FOOD BAR IDEAS: DESSERT & SNACKS Cake Bar:…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Food Bars Part 2 ~ Lunch & Dinner

Fully loaded from the hot dog bar. Photo courtesy Dietz & Watson.   Yesterday we looked at food bars for breakfast and brunch. Today, it’s lunch and dinner. FOOD BARS FOR LUNCH & DINNER Burger Bar: beef, turkey and veggie burgers with bacon, cheese (blue, cheddar, havarti, jack, swiss), condiments (barbecue sauce, ketchup, mayonnaise), grilled…
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TIP OF THE DAY: DIY Food Bars, Part 1 ~ Breakfast & Brunch

Fashion your party bar along the lines of hotel breakfast buffets. Photo courtesy Seattleite.com.   While summer entertaining is easy—cocktails on the patio, burgers on the grill—the fall brings a challenge. How can you entertain with panache, without killing yourself? We’ve grown fond of the food bar, a buffet that invites guests to “create-your-own-dish” with…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Have An Oktoberfest Party

On Saturday, as we were enjoying a cup of coffee on a bench at an entrance to Central Park, a stream of people in dirndl skirts and lederhosen passed by us, en route to an Oktoberfest celebration. That, and the arrival of a sample bottle of Samuel Adams Oktoberfest beer, reminded us that it’s that…
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