Entertaining for the 4th of July

One of the many hats I’ve worn over the years is as a Contributing Editor to Bon Appetit, producing “Entertaining with Style.” Here, exactly twenty years later, is the first July… Read More

Bellinis and Blossoms

6 / 26 / 157 / 15 / 20

Summer is now in full play in Newport! To toast the official “start of the season” (which is kicked off by the Newport Flower Show) I hosted a garden party.… Read More

A Fashionable Event in Newport

6 / 23 / 157 / 15 / 20

It was a celebratory weekend – the twentieth anniversary of the Newport Flower Show – worthy of sharing some of my favorite moments with you, each adding a note of… Read More

Behind the Scenes at the Newport Flower Show

6 / 19 / 157 / 15 / 20

I’ve worn many hats over the years, all with pride in the Newport Flower Show which is now celebrating its 20th anniversary. As a former co-chair of this summer Show,… Read More

What’s in YOUR guest room?

6 / 10 / 157 / 15 / 20

In a play on that funny TV commercial (“What’s in YOUR Wallet?”) it’s time to be thinking about this detail as summer entertaining kicks into gear. And here in Newport,… Read More