When it comes to entertaining, we have three cardinal rules:

I usually have no shortage of words (hard stop) particularly when it comes to celebrating loved ones, whether by blood or otherwise. In this case though I’ve stared at this blank page long enough to know if I just start, the words will eventually come (and I promised my marketing director I wouldn’t leave the […]

The Kentucky Derby, Cinco de Mayo and Old Line Market.  It was a busy weekend. Thank you to everyone that came out to Aix La Chappell Farm in Poolesville to visit us at our Ghost Host pop up shop. It was A: an insane amount of work and B: such a great time!  I have […]

Mother’s Day Brunch Inspiration This Mother’s Day, I raised a glass—and set the table—in honor of the women who taught me how to gather. They just seem to know that love lives in the little things: the way a table is set, a handwritten place card, the tone the right playlist can achieve. We believe […]

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Pattern-Play Passover So I’ve become a recent collector of 18th c. Chinese export porcelain and almost anything with an Imari pattern on it. I love the combination of the peach, orange, apricot, shades of blue and pops of green. It is calming and yet playful with the patchwork of patterns and florals. It felt like […]

Easter Brunch Tablescape: Perfect Pastel Palette When it comes to hosting, we believe every gathering deserves a little extra magic — and our recent Easter brunch tablescape delivered just that. While we added in a few sweet details such as pastel eggs to give this scape a subtle Easter tone, it really could be a […]

I threw a party once and no one came. I was in 5th grade and it was my birthday. I wanted to be one of the “cool kids”. So… I invited “the cool kids”. Only I wasn’t one and it was fully apparent when not one person showed. Not even my real friends, because let’s […]

Southern Living to Veranda to Butcher Box and countless blogs, designers and influencers… 2025 is in fact, The Year of the Dinner Party. It’s never been dead to us, but we know not everyone grew up the way we did where a meal was the catalyst for real conversations, full belly laughs, hard talks and […]