There are parties, and then there are parties – you know, the ones where everything has been planned down to the tiniest detail and coordinated and massaged until the final result is a rollicking bash that the guests don’t want to ever end. We had one of those recently – a launch party for Shopfeed, a shopping app that pulls content from different blogs, magazines, and news sources into one constantly refreshing, shoppable feed – which you can buy from […]
Wishing you joy on this Easter Sunday. -Lea
One of my friends is expecting a baby next month, so a group of us got together to give her a shower. It’s her first child, and they know that it’s going to be a boy, so we went with a classic blue-and-white theme. We invited guests for 4 PM, and served tea and a baby blue cocktail, along with tea sandwiches, a hearty salad, and lots and lots of sweets – cake, cupcakes, cookies. There are so many clever […]
My friend Lorraine Wallace has just published her THIRD cookbook, Mr. Sunday’s Suppers. It gave me the opportunity to throw a book party and invite her many friends to celebrate her success. My favorite caterer, Design Cuisine, served foods made from the cookbook: tiny chicken parmesan, pulled pork barbecue, mini-BLTs, and salmon chowder sips. For those with a sweet tooth, we had Lorraine’s pecan bars and chocolate-covered strawberries – a decadent pre-Valentine’s treat. It was a great crowd, with lots […]
You know that feeling you get when you open a present and are so surprised and delighted by what’s inside that it leaves you speechless? The “I-can’t-believe-this-is-for-me!?” gift? It’s an amazing moment of elation, both for the giver and for the receiver. When I worked at the White House, it was customary for the President and Mrs. Bush to thank the entertainers who performed at State Dinners by giving them a gift. One year, at a dinner for Prime Minister […]
