Etcetera | Our Blog
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.
5 Essentials for the Perfect Picnic
Throwing together a picnic is easy enough if you have the right things on hand. Stock your pantry with these five essentials, and with a quick trip to the market, you'll be picnicking in no time.
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.
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.
Table for Elsie | Our Christmas Menu
Our holiday theme this year is simplicity. After two years of staying home and reevaluating our priorities, a theme that kept resurfacing throughout our whole team was simplifying. We all have refocused on what is most important to us, and that is time and memories with our most special people.
Le Dejeuner
December evenings and weekends always seem to be packed. And now especially when we can only see a few friends at a time, there never seems to be enough time to see everyone we want to see.
Friendsgiving | Our Italian-inspired Menu
When we were crafting a Friendsgiving menu this year, Italian felt right. It's easy, delicious, and perfect for a crowd. We turned to our favorite source Ottolenghi for inspiration.
Traditions | Summer of Aperitivo
| photography by andie furber |
Traditions have always been very important in my family. We love rituals and routines, especially in the summer. The long, lazy summer days are best punctuated by a consistent, relaxing ritual.
When the Sun Crosses
The seasonal transition between winter and spring may be our favorite. The vernal equinox occurs when the sun crosses the equator moving from the southern towards the northern hemisphere. Each day after the spring equinox, our days are filled with more light and feel seemingly longer.
Fete en Blanc
We do love a holiday party. The easiest party to plan and host is the traditional French Fête en Blanc, inspired by Dîner en Blanc, a pop up picnic held in Paris each year since 1988. See our 2020 take on this chic French tradition.
Fête en Blanc | Mood
|via| We think the first step in planning an event (even if it's just a magical dinner à deux) is to envision the mood. Peruse our Fête en Blanc mood board for some inspiration of your own.
