H oliday entertaining doesn’t have to mean hours of prep work or a picture-perfect tablescape that takes days to pull ...

Mackenzie Schmidt is the Home and Travel Editor for PEOPLE. She's worked at PEOPLE for over five years as a writer and editor on the Lifestyle team. Real talk: You eat all your meals on the couch.

Every item on this page was chosen by a Town & Country editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. In 2023, a standard table setting, the ones today that weirdly try and ...

The intricacies of table settings have gone the way of butlers and parasol flirtations, calling cards and dressing for dinner. But that may be changing. After all, Downton Abbey was wildly popular for ...

Many people associate grandmothers with warmth and grace, qualities which can also be captured in the kitchen. These ...

Imagine crafting a Halloween centerpiece with eco-friendly paints on pumpkins and atmospheric vegan candles made from soy or ...

WETUMPKA, Ala. (WSFA) - When it comes to setting the table, May Eason probably has you beat. To say she goes all out, may be an understatement. “I was a decorator and retired four years ago,” said May ...

Don’t panic if the table is a little on the smaller side. Garten once called a too-large table a “party killer.” In her Barefoot Contessa cookbook, Back to Basics, she shared specifics. “For small ...

The ritual of table setting is something of a long lost art. So many of us, myself included, are ignorant to the nuances of cooking and plating, forgoing it for the convenience of food delivery. Even ...

Exuberant and maybe a little stressed, new and longtime entrants filed into the OC Promenade at the Orange County fairgrounds, toting carts and wagons behind them. Boxes were piled high — some of them ...