Setting the Stage for Entertainment:
Keeping wine bites and snacks focused on serving.
A Barre Tray, two Thetford glass bowls and a Cavendish
Sugar Bowl keep a savory snack presented
in a fashionable cluster. Likewise, the Three-level server offers guests
an eggplant appetizer in an attractive and cohesive way. P.S- It is easily made by stacking a dinner,
salad and side plate on small bowls.
Setting the stage for good
times begins by serving great foods in attractive ways. Rather than a lot of small bowls and plates
laid out on an island or cocktail table, keep servings organized in interesting
clusters. Mixing elements, shapes and
materials gives a relaxed, collected look.
This helps when groups move
from one room to another as well as when a party might get crowded later on,
snacks can be moved to area where people seem to conjugate. Its also a great idea when you might start a
gathering outside on a deck and then as the temperature drops you might want to
move it in.
Note that there is very little preparation needed, the olives and fava bean salad were purchased from a gourmet market and can be taken from the plastic bins and placed in these as shown. The "wine-bites" on the three level server are ready made pastry shells which were filled with "copponata" an eggplant appetiser spooned right out of the can.
Who said entertaining had to be a lot of work? All of these foods can be kept on hand for weeks and can be set up in about 20 minutes. Use this short cut formula when people drop in or you invite co-workers over for an after work glass of wine.
Entertaining isn’t about doing the same thing each time, it’s about having fun and presenting foods that people enjoy in new combinations and presentations.-Ed Lent
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