Cocktails with Food: Ideally, cocktails should be drunk before or after a meal. So if you’re inviting people out for evening cocktails suggest dinner before or after. And bear in mind, some drinks aid digestion and some whet the appetite. Making a Toast: When making a…

BAKED APPLES WITH BLUEBERRIES “Draw inspiration from the colors and textures of nature and the seasons for recipes, table decoration, and food presentation-especially when preparing an elegant holiday meal.” -May Vervoordt, author of At Home with May and Axel Vervoordt Preparation time: 10 minutes Cooking time:…

GOAT STUFFED PIG (WITH PEAR PAN GRAVY) Many people supplement their holiday turkey dinners with a piece of pork and this is where Libbie Summers comes in with her Goat Stuffed Pig recipe. Knowing Libbie like we do, we are not surprised by the ease of…

SWEDISH GRAVLAX SALAD ON TOAST “I love Swedish Gravlax Salad on Toast for a holiday gathering! It goes perfectly with champagne, and what could be more festive for the holidays than a little bubbly! Warning, expect guests to linger right at your elbow if you are…

This holiday season, I’m going to start small and switch out the usual cranberry relish for a squash mostarda. It comes from La Cucina Italiana: The Encyclopedia of Italian Cooking. The Italians have an inventive way with winter squash (zucca); it pops up in pasta fillings,…

American Lee Miller was a successful model before traveling to Paris to become the apprentice, lover, and muse of Man Ray; Nancy Cunard, British writer, heiress, and political activist, was a lover to numerous members of the twentieth century’s art and literary circles, including Ezra Pound…

Designers & Books Fair 2012 is a weekend-long event celebrating the intersection of design—architecture and graphic, fashion, interior, product, and urban design—and books. The Fair will take place October 26–28 in New York City and features 17 programs with over 60 noted design world personalities as…

From Charlotte Moss Decorates. Photograph by Edward Addeo. High Point Market: The World’s Home for Home Furnishings in western North Carolina is the largest furnishings industry trade show in the world, bringing more than 80,000 people to High Point every six months. Over the years, since…

Since Cino Cinelli began making frames in Italy in the 1940s, Cinelli has set the standards for bicycle and component design. Cinelli has led the evolution of professional cycling and defined the ideal of the classic bicycle: from the classic Supercorsa racing frame to the cutting-edge…

“Ocean Fishes” presents the captivating watercolors of James Prosek, the artist the New York Times calls “the Audubon of the fishing world.” In this new book, this renowned naturalist, artist, and fisherman captures thirty-five of the most pursued game fish—from striped bass to tarpon, swordfish to…