Vintage Glasses Give a Festive Touch

Vintage Glasses Give a Festive Touch

Ever hear the name Georges Briard? He was a famous designer of water glasses, bar glasses, trays and ceramics who was active from the 1950s to the ’70s.
The Color Party is Always on With Fiesta Dinnerware

The Color Party is Always on With Fiesta Dinnerware

It’s fiesta time -- or at least Fiesta dinnerware time. Upon entering Tamarack, visitors see front and center a Fiesta dinnerware display — a large one, indeed. The West Virginia manufacturer known as The Homer...
Joyous Spring Holidays and Colors So Welcome Now

Joyous Spring Holidays and Colors So Welcome Now

To those who will celebrate the holiday Sunday, I say: Happy Easter. And to my Jewish readers, I hope you have had a joyous Passover, which began Wednesday at sunset. Easter, as longtime readers know,...
How To Add Style to Buffet-Style Entertaining

How To Add Style to Buffet-Style Entertaining

Whatever the meal, a buffet translates to easy dining. And if you’re entertaining at home, setting up a buffet also can be a great way to feed a crowd. At luncheon and dinner parties, I...
Father-Son Eateries Deserve A Hearty 'Ole!'

Father-Son Eateries Deserve A Hearty 'Ole!'

This generational stardom can be found in all professions, of course. Palm Beach restaurateur Tim Gannon — of Wellington polo fame as well as Outback Steakhouse fame — has with his son, Chris Gannon, opened...
Start the New Year With Gold and Silver

Start the New Year With Gold and Silver

So here’s a toast to welcome 2019, a New Year I’m calling the gold-and-white year, if only because that’s the color combination I plan to use on my New Year’s Eve table. With white and...
Dress Up Your Thanksgiving Dinner With a Turkey Platter

Dress Up Your Thanksgiving Dinner With a Turkey Platter

Next week brings us Thanksgiving Day, perhaps my favorite holiday of all, a time to enjoy the festivities while giving thanks for so many blessings. Because I grew up in the land of the Pilgrims,...