in pursuit of
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essentials for entertaining,
knife and fork casually mingle
—while the dish sneaks away with the spoon
Sometimes magazine interviews get deep: Who are your
dream dinner guests? The answers never vary: ex-presidents,
a benign celebrity, Coco Chanel and a suddenly illustrious
author unwittingly soaking in posthumous street cred. There
is fantasy, or one can siphon the interesting friends of friends
and invite them over. Consider this a well choreographed
maneuver—a glissade across the spray-painted line that
separates hosting from entertaining. Crossing over leads
to legendary evenings, and the newly assembled group
needs little to get going. With the right mood established,
and the plates and glasses arranged, the flatware becomes
expression rather than scenery. Introduce the Bond girl
to the starving artist and watch them laze on raspberry-
colored throw pillows and dig into a juicy discussion
of New Wave, holidays in Montenegro and phrenology.
The extension of this tête-à-tête is the fork, always in the
hand and marvelously wrapped in pewter, or generously
gold-plated. Seat the gypsy next to the governess and
notice relaxed pleasantries following a Swarovski crystal
handle. We see exclamations in sleek sterling silver; a riotous
joke unfolded with wild illustration in ebony; a gorgeous
vintage spoon delivering the repartee amongst friendly
verbal jousting and delicious future plans decided over
dessert with a coral enameled cake server. One can rely
on decorative accessories, where words fail. Each piece
exquisitely crafted, we’ve gathered forks, knives, spoons
and utensils as the eloquent dialect for a night of fabulous
conversation…and possibly a little scandal, resolutely
denied, when the details of this party make their debut
in the society pages tomorrow morning n Arianne Nardo
photos: Anna Knott See notebook for details
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