NIGHTLIGHT: Pamela Fiori of Town and Country, Colin Cowie and Sylvia Weinstock at Williams-Sonoma in the Time Warner Center!!!
On February 24, Peachy Deegan attended the fabulous event held at Williams-Sonoma in the Time Warner Center hosted by Town and Country: The Art of Entertaining: living graciously beyond the wedding...However, Whom You Know is highly endorsing all of those involved for their high degree of excellence in entertaining overall, not with weddings specifically. Event planner Colin Cowie, celebrity baker Sylvia Weinstock and Pamela Fiori, editor of Town & Country magazine taught the lovely crowd all they needed to know to be fabulous entertainers in high style anywhere, but they did it in Manhattan!
Featured above is the table that was set and among Cowie's tips were to be creative with placecards [lemons with a sharpie pen were used above! also suggested: postcards of movie stars with guests' names, i.e. Marilyn Monroe], use of candles, and serving food at the table. You may have seen Cowie on Oprah as he has been featured on her show several times. All around it was agreed that the host should make the guests feel comfortable above all else and in this economy, cocktails trump champagne and a nice home-cooked meal served from the cooking dish right at the table are the perfect tricks for a winning evening. Both Williams-Sonoma and Town and Country deserve high marks for putting together such a smart team and an event to please. All items used in the place setting above are from Williams-Sonoma.
Williams-Sonoma served high-quality wines, h'ors doerves of chicken and meat, and Sylvia Weinstock served her top-notch cakes, both vanilla and chocolate. Sylvia's cakes are not merely delicious, they are true works of art and belong in the Metropolitan Museum! Congratulations to Sylvia and her husband on 60 happy years of marriage! Whom You Know KNOWS there is something to learn from Colin Cowie, Sylvia Weinstock, Williams-Sonoma and Town and Country! Peachy Deegan loved them all.
For further information:
http://www.colincowie.com/
http://www.sylviaweinstock.com/index_fl4.html
http://www.williams-sonoma.com/
http://www.townandcountrymag.com/