Apartment Therapy Tagged: party

Look! Reclaimed Barn Wood Cake Stand

Take a look at this beautiful cake stand we saw this weekend... ...

Grills as Decoration: Chicago's Weber Grill Restaurant

Maybe it's because we have grilling on the brain this month, but this patio caught our eye the other day. It's Weber Grill Restaurant in Chicago, and they've created a patio border with fences made fr...

Entertaining with Moo: Dinner Party Mementos and More

We saw this post over at Apartment Therapy: Chicago about Moo on-demand printing, and immediately thought, "Oooh! Dinner parties!" Cute and crafty, Moo gives us the ability to reproduce our favorite ...

Partyware! Customizable Wooden Ice Cream Spoons

Last fall we catered a wedding for a friend. It was just a dessert reception, so we served bonbons, cookies, meringues, and ice cream. We served the ice cream in pleated paper soufflé cups, eac...

Entertaining Tips: Buffet Plates, Mingling Plates, and Social and Party Dishes

Whatever you call these plates with a slot to hold your wine glass, you've got to admit they're useful. They allow your guests to mingle, shake hands, and even gesture, all while holding both their wi...

Basic Technique: How to Blanch Vegetables

Blanching vegetables--cooking them in a large amount of boiling water--might seem fussy or bring to mind childhood dinners of overcooked mushy carrots. But blanching is a good technique to keep in yo...

Why We Love: Single Layer Cakes

All of you Cure takers out there are soon going to be planning a dinner party. Maybe you'll bake some fresh bread or try out some new recipes for the main course, but let us give you one of our best ...

Entertaining Tip: Little Bowls of Nuts

We tried hard to resist a pun about being nuts for nuts... But the truth is, we do love 'em. They are a cinch to set out for last-minute cocktail parties, and there are countless ways to jazz them up ...