Celebrity Entertaining Tricks

By InStyle.com
Sep 05, 2012 @ 8:02 pm
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Celebrity Entertaining Tricks
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Rachel Bilson

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“You don’t want to overpower the food, so it's important that your flowers aren't too fragrant. Green hydrangeas are beautiful and unscented.”
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Marc Jacobs

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“I don’t get fussy. When I entertain I serve roast beef or chicken, potatoes and lots of leafy greens. Straightforward food is what I like.”

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Tory Burch

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"Vodka! I offer my guests a shot of Grey Goose when they walk in the door. As a host I try not to get too uptight."
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Isaac Mizrahi

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“Mix high and low with passion and bravery. Serve your guests mac and cheese on expensive porcelain.”

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Mindy Weiss, Event Planner

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“Don’t like to cook? Takeout is totally acceptable. I like to order Chinese food, which I serve on red lacquered platters and bowls.”

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Tim Gunn

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“Dinner party don’t: Serving too many cocktails and tons of hors d’oeuvres. Guests don’t want to wait 90 minutes before sitting down, and conversation is better when the host keeps things moving.”
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Katie Lee

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"It's fun to have a theme. Once I told my friends to keep a vintage feeling when they chose their outfits. People really get into it!"

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Eva Jeanbart-Lorenzotti, Vivre

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"Invite friends you are comfortable with and one unexpected guest who has a spicy personality. Then break the ice with a fun drink."

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Giorgio Armani

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"When I have friends over I don't like things to be too formal. We tend to spread out around the room wherever it's most comfortable."
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