Category: PARTY PLANNING IDEAS

Spooktacular Halloween Recipes

Spooktacular Halloween Recipes

Tricks, treats, costumes, jack-o-lanterns…everything about Halloween just screams for a party. These tempting treats will please adults as well as the kids at your next Halloween Party. Halloween calls for sweet treats like these delicious caramel sugar pears and pumpkin spice cupcakes. If you like […]

Isabelle von Boch: Serving With Style

Isabelle von Boch: Serving With Style

With Thanksgiving around the corner, being prepared is an entertainer’s best defense. Right about now, I’m thinking about stocking my pantry with gourmet olives and nuts, yummy and quick go-to nosh that I can pull out at a moment’s notice. My bar is soon to […]

How to Have a Wine and Cheese Tasting

How to Have a Wine and Cheese Tasting

If you have to whip up something fast for a party, there is nothing easier to put together than a cheese board— who doesn’t love cheese! Pair the cheese with a couple of wine selections for an instant party! A wine and cheese tasting can […]

The Thrill of the Little Plate

The Thrill of the Little Plate

Sized to easily hold a few hearty bites, these little gems bring the wow factor to any party. Somewhere in between a salad plate and a tea cup saucer is the multi-functional “little plate”. Officially referred to as a “bread and butter plate”, this piece often […]

Fall into Entertaining: Oktoberfest Party Food

Fall into Entertaining: Oktoberfest Party Food

Break out your Villeroy & Boch beer glasses and celebrate Bavarian culture with an Oktoberfest party. Willkommen friends to your party with refreshing Oktoberfest beer in Villeroy & Boch’s Allegorie Munich Wheat Beer Glasses ($9.95 each). Serve homemade soft pretzels, obatzda (beer cheese spread) and grilled German sausages.

Isabelle von Boch’s Festive Fall Tablescapes

Isabelle von Boch’s Festive Fall Tablescapes

Just as a silk scarf or statement necklace can transform an outfit from day to night, a few carefully-picked accessories can dramatically alter a tablescape to fit the season. Celebrate the arrival of fall with these harvest-themed tablescapes.

Spotlight On Our Favorite Divided Plates and Serving Trays

Spotlight On Our Favorite Divided Plates and Serving Trays

Every entertaining enthusiast knows the importance of divided trays. A handy help at any cocktail party, buffet station or family style service, these functional heroes help make any occasion organized and fabulous. Great for burger bars, sundae stations, bruschetta toppings and so much more! We […]