Florals? For Spring? Groundbreaking
This meal is a subtle ode to Easter and Passover. It is not meant to be religious in celebration, rather just my representation of my two sides.
Tutorial: A Napkin Fold
If you’re going to the trouble of using linen napkins, the least you could do is display them nicely on your table.
Etiquette Analysis: Greetings from a Distance
“Perfect your waves (you know your ‘professional wave’, your ‘zoom-meeting wave’, your ‘I-love-you-Grandma wave, your ‘I haven’t-seen-you-and-I’m-trying-so-hard-not-to-hug-you wave’) and use your tone of voice to match the occasion.” emilypost.com
Spill The Tea - Just Not Literally
While watching Belgravia, created by Julian Fellowes (creator of Downton Abbey), I learned that traditional “afternoon tea” was created in 1840 by the seventh Duchess of Bedford because she would get hungry in the afternoon. How relatable is that?
Etiquette Analysis: Introductions
“When gentlemen are introduced to each other, they always shake hands. When a gentleman is introduced to a lady, she generally smiles, bows slightly, and says, ‘How do you!’ Strictly speaking, it is her place to offer her hand or not, as she chooses; but if he puts out his hand, she of course gives him hers. Nothing could be more ill-bred than to treat any spontaneous friendliness curtly.” Emily Post (1945), Etiquette, 9.
An Egg-cellent Brunch
My favorite brunch is the brunch that lasts all day. Friends arrive at 11AM and through the afternoon, sip on coffee and mimosas, chatting until the sun begins to set. That’s a perfect day, followed by an early bedtime after a day of imbibing.