The prospect of hosting a fancy dinner party at my house filled my heart with panic and my redecorating engine with jet fuel. I had been wanting to update my dining room. Suddenly, I had an incentive ...

Liz Schuster thinks autumn is the perfect time to host a dinner party. “I think we all can feel the change of seasons coming, and it’s in our DNA to prepare,” says Schuster. “We feel this need to ...

There was a time when throwing a dinner party wasn’t just about feeding guests — it was also about making a statement. Unsurprisingly, a good roast or salad wouldn’t cut it. You needed presentation, ...

Hosting a dinner party can be stressful. From building a menu that accommodates guests’ different dietary restrictions to ensuring all the dishes are ready at the same time, a p ...

Do you want to know the secret to making deeper friendships? Throw a dinner party. You'll feel less lonely, take care of people you love, and find out what's really going on in your community. Dinner ...

December belongs to the at-home entertainers. Early winter holidays and cooler weather offer myriad reasons to host events at home, from casual Christmas cookie swaps to intimate, cozy dinner parties.

The prospect of hosting a fancy dinner party at my house filled my heart with panic, and my redecorating engine with jet fuel. I had been wanting to update my dining room. Suddenly, I had an incentive ...

The prospect of hosting a dinner party at my house filled my heart with panic. I had been wanting to update my dining room. Suddenly, I had an incentive — and a deadline. The dinner party wasn’t my ...