Sky blue, rose, green, amber: Freshen up your table with colourful glassware

Sky blue, rose, green, amber: Freshen up …

Looking to freshen up your table for a new entertaining season? Do it with colour. Colourful glassware especially. Tumblers and goblets, flutes and coupes in sparkling tints of rose, cerulean, mint, topaz and sunny yellow: We’re loving the celebratory, upbeat…

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What is Amaro: A Favourite Dessert, Actually

What is Amaro: A Favourite Dessert, Actually

Bitterness: It’s a bit of a love-hate thing, but I’m definitely in the love camp. I also believe that when it comes to the context of cocktail hour, the haters could be converted if they gave Amaro a try. My…

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Hostess Pants for Stylish Entertaining at Home

Hostess Pants for Stylish Entertaining at Home

When I spied the fluid and brilliantly coloured trousers and flowy capes, tops and over-blouses on the Valentino runway a couple of years ago, I quickly pinned them to my Fashion & Style Pinterest board. Vivid purple pants with an…

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Cocktails Named for Women, from Bloody Mary to Dirty Shirley

Cocktails Named for Women, from Bloody Mary …

I’ve been speaking with a range of women distillers, winemakers and bar chefs lately which got me thinking about the many cocktails named for women, inspired by women or made with women in mind. Here, a few favourites: Bloody Mary:…

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