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Red Cross Red & White Ball Redux
As with many such tabletop fundraisers, it is impossible to feature all the tables in a single post – hence part two, featuring many more of the tantalizing tables that designers created for the Red Cross Red & White ball in Greenwich, CT on April 28th.…
Posted in design, entertainment, food and drink, interior design
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Spring Fever at the Lenox Hill Neighborhood House Gala
The Lenox Hill Neighborhood House is one of the most well respected and popular nonprofit organizations in New York City. Since 1894, they have been serving over 20,000 New Yorkers in need through various venues, from education to “Meals on Wheels” programs to helping the homeless.…
Posted in auctions, design, entertainment, food and drink, interior design
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Creative Collaboration: Poggenpohl and Blanco
Along with a few other alumnae of the original BlogTour in London last September, I was invited by Modenus to participate, when the British and some new US bloggers recently convened, for BlogTourNYC. On our first morning, we visited the showroom of luxury kitchen company Poggenpohl.…
Posted in design, food and drink, interior design
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Fancy Some Fondue?
It’s been a slow reentry after the holidays here. I’d become accustomed to the kids’ schedule – late nights playing games (liar’s dice was the obsession this year) or watching movies and lazy mornings sleeping in. As I put my older daughter on the bus back to school yesterday, I reluctantly acknowledged that vacation is over.…
Posted in design, fashion, food and drink, travel
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Quintessential Guide to Champagne
In preparation for New Year’s Eve, everyone needs to know at least a little something about champagne. Long time readers may recognize some of this information, but since many of you are new to Quintessence this year, I am offering an updated version of this must-read guide before the holiday weekend!!…
Posted in food and drink, holiday
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Coupe or Flute?
This is the age old champagne dilemma – coupe, flute or tulip! Last year I wrote about Seth Box, director of education for Moet Hennessy USA, who, in the New York Times, discussed his preferences. Not only did he voice his opinion (which of course I agree with) that Americans drink too little champagne but he also had strong thoughts about what glass to serve it in.…
Posted in food and drink, gifts, holiday, interior design, wine
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#Jingletweet Treasure
I’m excited to announce that #Jingletweet has finally arrived. For those of you who haven’t been following along via social media, this is a tweet up (an “in real life” party for those of us connected on twitter) cohosted by friend Ridgely Brode and myself at the fabulous new space of Audiocom, “master craftsmen of modern technology.”
During the course of planning the party, we have received a plethora of fabulous gifts to give away to lucky winners.…
Posted in bags, books, design, entertainment, fashion, food and drink, furniture, gifts, holiday, photography, Stationery
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Happy Thanksgiving
All set (pun intended)!! Just deciding between the flatware! Wishing you and yours a wonderful holiday. I am grateful every day to the amazing people I have met through this endeavor! Cheers to you all!!
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Posted in design, food and drink, holiday
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Pimlico Premiere
I had actually intended a different post for today but after attending a festive event celebrating the reopening of New Canaan, CT design destination Pimlico in its fabulous new location, I knew you would enjoy seeing some shots of the space.…
Posted in art, design, food and drink, furniture, gifts, interior design
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Gilting the Home
I would imagine most of you readers are already familiar with Gilt and probably Gilt Home. But as of this past Tuesday, Gilt Home is a whole new place. Although it still features its famous flash sales, it now has so much more.…
Posted in design, food and drink, furniture, gifts, interior design
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