The flowers for this weekend's dinner party were insanely gorgeous and I cannot take credit. Molly Flavin, the amazing florist and owner of Molly Flavin Floral Designs, filled our house with the lush and fragrant blooms of spring. Peonies, ranunculus, hydrangea, grape hyacinth, and cherry blossom branches - all favorites - provided the perfect backdrop … Continue reading Flower Lust
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Anatomy of a Dinner Party
I am sitting at the dining room table with my favorite cookbooks strewn about and Martha's Entertaining open wide, taunting with gorgeous tablescape imagery. As I plan the menu for a dinner we are hosting next weekend, I am thinking not only of the ingredients for my dishes, but also of the ones that comprise … Continue reading Anatomy of a Dinner Party
the aesthete and the dilettante 