Category: Entertaining

COCKTAIL: The Petrossian Fleur De Vers

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Petrossian’s magnificent Fleur de Vers: suitable for a coronation or a special event for us commoners. Photo by Kimberly Craven | Petrossian.   Thank goodness the Petrossian brothers, Melkoum and Mouchegh, moved to France from Iran in 1917, when their studies were interrupted by the Russian Revolution. Unable to gain entrance to French medical and…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Use Grandma’s Tea Cups

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Buy some cookies, get out the tea cups. Photo by Elvira Kalviste | THE NIBBLE.   If you’ve inherited a set of delicate tea cups or demitasse cups, don’t leave them in the back of the closet. They’re meant to be used and admired. The cups are long out of fashion, but you can bring…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Bloody Mary Drink Bar & Snacks Bar

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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

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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

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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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