By Guest Blogger Amanda Saiontz Gluck
I have been brainstorming some unique dinner buffet displays for my upcoming Fall and Holiday soirees for a while now, so when I was introduced to Villeroy & Boch’s Soup Passion Collection I knew I had found the perfect concept! Who doesn’t love a warm soup in the Fall? And with a few special touches, like unique bowls and specialty noodles, I knew the wow factor would be on point! Villeroy & Boch’s soup collection in particular, is incredibly elegant and sleek {I just love the white porcelain!}, while the functionality is totally nouveau! Take my favorite item, the small soup passion bowl which is actually two small bowls connected at the center, allowing you to serve a bowl of soup on one side and then place crackers or bread for dipping on th
e other! Read on for how I styled my bar as well as my soup go-to’s this season!
To create my soup bar display, I lined my collection of bowls down my buffet table in my dining room. To create a Fall vibe I suspended an autumn wreath over my mirror, placed two large white faux pumpkins on one end of the buffet, and a long glass vase full of pumpkins and pinecones on the other end. I swapped classic white candles for ones with a texture of natural birch. And for flowers I filled a Villeroy & Boch white Numa vase with Kale Brassica!
For my soups, I have two new recipes I need to share. The first is a healthy butternut squash soup from my friend BeWellwithArielle.com – a tad sweet because of the syrup and almond milk rather than cream! Find the recipe on this health guru’s website here. I placed this soup in asia bowls which come with a small tray that I filled with crackers and sprigs of rosemary for color! Then my classic vegetable soup was a hit because I served it with festive Fall Leaf noodles; a crowd pleaser for adults and kids! {Note: these noodles are just as great with pasta sauce!} The Villeroy & Boch tureen, which holds up to four bowls of soup and has a lid, is the perfect place to store soup while guests decide which route to choose!
I hope this inspires a new selection of foods and tools to utilize at your next dinner party.
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The American Amanda Saiontz Gluck is an internationally successful blogger. Creator of the blog FashionableHostess.com, Amanda is a Decor Expert, Party Stylist, and Lifestyle Blogger followed by 30,000 fans per month on her website and 91,000 on her on Instagram. Amanda is a contributor to Style Me Pretty, Martha Stewart, and the AOL LifeStyle Collective. Recent press includes Elle Decor, House Beautiful, Bridal Guide, and Martha Stewart Weddings. She is known well among the world of bloggers; but has a special relationship to the brand of Villeroy & Boch through her participation in the Festive Table Styles Around the World campaign and continued collaborations on her Blog featuring our brand.
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