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A Beginner's Guide to Buying Dinnerware - elsie green

A Beginner's Guide to Buying Dinnerware

Dishes, dinnerware, china.  No matter.  It's all beautiful.  If you're considering starting a vintage dinnerware collection, you really can't go wrong.  But knowledge is power, no?  So here is a petite tutorial to guide your search.
— Laurie Furber
Serving Looks - elsie green

Serving Looks

Cheese boards, butter boards and bagel boards have all had their moment in the zeitgeist.  But we like to think we were out ahead of the trend. 

— Laurie Furber
Laurie's List | A Pared Down Tabletop Edit - elsie green

Laurie's List | A Pared Down Tabletop Edit

Having a well stocked pantry does not always mean having cupboards overflowing with options.  Usually just having the right things can create just as much magic as having many many things.  

— Laurie Furber
A Conversation with Aran Goyoaga of Cannelle et Vanille - elsie green

A Conversation with Aran Goyoaga of Cannelle et Vanille

| image courtesy of aran goyoaga |

We sat down with Aran for a chat about food, entertaining, and her secrets to enjoying her own dinner parties. 

— Laurie Furber
Sparkle & Shine | Collecting Vintage Copper - elsie green

Sparkle & Shine | Collecting Vintage Copper

The French have a way of incorporating beauty into everyday tasks.  

When we’re visiting France and one of our friends invites us into her kitchen, and we see all the beautiful vintage copper pots, pans and vessels, we get a bit jealous.

— Laurie Furber
Our Entertaining Top Ten - elsie green

Our Entertaining Top Ten

What are the things you reach for over and over again when you're entertaining?  We'll go first.  
— Laurie Furber
Relax | Our Guide to Enjoying Thanksgiving - elsie green

Relax | Our Guide to Enjoying Thanksgiving

On the runway to what is the ultimate entertaining holiday, we have a choice:  we can stress out or we can relax.  We choose relax.  

— Laurie Furber
The Coolest Winery in Sonoma County | A Conversation with Scribe - elsie green

The Coolest Winery in Sonoma County | A Conversation with Scribe

There is something extra special about wine country in the fall, when the light is so golden and the vines start to change color. We are very loyal to Scribe Winery, one of our local favorites.  
— Laurie Furber
Gratitude - elsie green

Gratitude

I feel like we have said this every year for the last few years:  Thanksgiving is bound to be a bit different this year.   But some things stay the same. It's an opportunity to pause and be grateful for what we have.  And it's an opportunity to share those things with the important people in our lives. 
— Laurie Furber
Don't Arrive Empty Handed | Our Guide to Hostess Gifts - elsie green

Don't Arrive Empty Handed | Our Guide to Hostess Gifts

Never show up empty handed.  And always give your hosts something they can use after you've left. That's some good motherly advice.  
— Laurie Furber
Setting the Table | 6 Place Settings with our Classic Dinnerware - elsie green

Setting the Table | 6 Place Settings with our Classic Dinnerware

The white plate is the crisp white shirt of the entertaining arsenal. It's versatile, goes with everything, and never goes out of style.
— Laurie Furber
Local Flavor | Our Locavore Dinner Party - elsie green

Local Flavor | Our Locavore Dinner Party

When we were ready to throw a dinner party again after a bit of a break, we thought the perfect theme would be to focus entirely on what we could source from within 100 miles of San Francisco:  the food, the wine, the guests, the music.
— Laurie Furber
Vintage Art Book | Rodin - elsie green
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