Welcome to Come on Over, a Food52 e-newsletter about internet hosting life’s large and little moments. It’s the place I’ll be sharing my private ideas and methods, from modern-day etiquette—footwear off or footwear on?—to make further seating out of each floor of my condo. On this installment, I’ll present you collect your folks even when it’s freezing outdoors and nobody desires to depart the home. Received firm? Enroll right here for my emails.
On Sunday in Brooklyn, the forecast predicted snow. Additionally on my private forecast? A cocktail party at our condo with all of our buddies. I used to be frightened the climate would encourage a digital blizzard of “Sorry, can’t make it!” texts, however, minus one pal with a chilly, everybody stopped by. Right here’s what I served to lure everybody from their heat nests and into mine.
Photograph by Julia Gartland
Few folks can resist a large batch of chili on a 31 diploma day, and I really like that it’s a meal you don’t should plate. Ask buddies to convey toppings—from cheese to avocado to Fritos—and decant them to make a build-your-own-bowl station close to the range.
A tower of fairly dishes is my internet hosting love language. It’s additionally a sign for visitors to assist themselves. These ones from Dansk are technically for salad, however I discover their tiny measurement and excessive edges excellent for journeys backwards and forwards from the range to the desk.
Photograph by Ty Mecham
Chili + six clumsy (however well-meaning!) buddies? You’re gonna want napkins. I fill up on these sunny striped ones that make me really feel prefer it’s virtually spring, which suggests it’s virtually summer season. Constructive considering!
Photograph by James Ransom
I could also be biased, however there is just one vessel sufficiently big (and joyful sufficient!) to do the job on chili night time, and that’s the massive spoon in Mepra’s Fantasia flatware. Save the little ones for dessert.
Photograph by James Ransom
I gentle tapers all 12 months spherical, however one thing a few winter desk with candlelight feels particularly cozy. I like how this set of pillars offers you glow and a tablescape suddenly, no candle holders wanted.
If you happen to’re frightened about turnout, I extremely advocate you textual content visitors forward of time that there will probably be a brown butter cookie cake so good that the scent of it may wake a sleeping grizzly from hibernation.
Received a comfortable internet hosting tip or a go-to winter dish? Drop me a remark—I’d love to listen to the way you convey everybody collectively!
