Guides
How to Order for the Table
In reality, it is not a talent or even a skill to be a “restaurant top” (thank you, Kiernan Shipka), it is a tried and true process that anyone can learn.
How to Throw a Dinner Party when Everyone is California Sober
Every news organization has reported that people are doing the weed more than ever before, and anecdotally, the number of “I can come, but I’m not drinking” texts I’ve sent and received has risen exponentially in recent years. At the same time, even The Atlantic is arguing that Americans need to party more to combat the “loneliness epidemic.” I present a solution: the California sober dinner party. But how, you might ask, can I throw one?
What You Eat on Vacation & Why You Should Talk to Strangers
Do you ever look at a stranger and wonder what their favorite sex position is? I do.
How to Win Friendsgiving
There are key ways to win this year: go all out (1), make a standout classic side (2), or set yourself up to be the hero (3).
What You Need to Set a Table
Still lifes, once a form to celebrate life and virtue, are now a way to demonstrate that you are more creative (and had a better wedding registry) than all your friends. Before your next party, however, I ask you to consider: what do I really need to make this tablescape a smashing success?
How to Give Quality Time
This week, I received over 200 gift guides. There’s many a think piece about the gift guide-ification of the Internet, but I get it, gift guides are 1) a great tool for creators/curators to make money, 2) a powerful tool for brand discovery, and 3) an easy way for all of us to reduce time spent researching gifts. But, candidly, they all fall flat — because none of them enable me to give the gift of time.
Celebrate Valentine’s Day on the Couch
Cooking together is an opportunity for you to:
- test your partner’s marriageable qualities: do they take instruction well? Can they be trusted around sharp objects? Do they know how to read?
- learn something new: scientists have proven that there’s nothing sexier than doing new things together — even outside of the bedroom.1
- divide labor fairly: get with the times!
- spend quality time together – in whatever pants you want: I’m a big fan.