apéritif
“Party” is a generous description. There are mundane work
mixers, gatherings to coronate your realtor’s one-millionth
Facebook friend and football-watching jamborees of
questionable festivity. Then again, designer Janet Torelli could
arrange a mid-week affair with snuggies and a deep-dish
pizza, and we would ecstatically count down the hours. a
refined hostess and tableware connoisseur, Torelli’s fabulous
array of handcrafted sterling silver serving and cocktail
accessories scintillate with luscious, candle-lit splendor—that
creamy, crystalline glamour of a dazzling soiree. What began
as the artist’s quest for the right embellishments for her tables
(and the dilemma of unchaperoned martini olives) is today a
chic collection in three moods—ornato, inspired by vintage
wrought-iron; organica, a lush interpretation of leaves
and Luxe, geometric play with modernity. each piece the
charming reminder that entertaining truly is an art. To order,
773 388 2388 janettorelli.com
The elaborate espresso machine was, at one time, a gleeful acquisition.
a way to do as the italians do, to enjoy the drink at home, aware that
too much causes racing thoughts and catastrophic embarrassments in
seduction. initially it was challenging and fun like nintendo until hours of
agitation revealed this is not a game, this is an evil investment. The brilliance
of nespresso beyond its remarkable facility is the exhilarating kick one has
when using it, each time a jubilation of one-touch-what-rich-blend-will-it-be-today-let’s-froth-some-more-milk rapture. The new citiZ model, done up all
cosmopolitan with the fire engine red verve and sleek body makes it all the
more addictive. To order, 800 562 1465 nespresso.com
That tired joke about tiny new York apartments is in dire need of
makeover. The rather genius Travel Kitchen appeases the finicky
spatial relationships, so now that “shoebox of a place” feels at least
a few centimeters more palatial. From the danish aesthetes at cPH
square, the stainless steel black model has the necessities organized
properly—a sink, flexible water taps, burners, storage, even a mini
refrigerator. However it is the unit’s mobility which amuses the
culinary adventurer: cooking in the living room, the hallway, the fire
escape, so risky. For information, cphsquare.dk
