With new year’s eve looming, if you listen quietly, you can hear the sounds of hundreds of thousands of folks preparing their homes for an occasion that will likely start off as a reserved evening full of polite conversation and end in… well, debauchery. Probably has something to do with all that champagne. In any event, we thought it timely to pull together a roundup of great wet bar designs to inspire hosts and hostesses
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Hands down, one of the greatest (if most exhausting) things about the holidays is without a doubt the never-ending series of parties, celebrations and gatherings among family, friends and coworkers. Although the circuit can become a bit tiresome if we overdo it or get caught up in the more superficial elements of the season, if we’re doing it right, we’re surrounding ourselves with people we adore and enjoying their company (and perhaps an exchange of
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Generally speaking, you can tell how much a person loves wine by the amount of it they keep in their home. When a house is outfitted with a cellar of its own, for example, you’ve likely got a connoisseur — or at least a serious enthusiast — on your hands. And while not everyone is of the means to simply have a wine cellar created out of thin air in one’s own house, a few
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Many of us are forced to deal with restrictions these days when it comes to our diets: low-carb, low-fat, gluten-free, and the like. Although plenty of substitutions and creative workarounds are available — particularly for the most adventurous among us — anything short of total freedom can sort of take away from the simple joys of eating. But since the power of suggestion is, indeed, powerful, the art of making a meal feel like an
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Even though as a society we’re always on the go, it’s sublime to sit down to a decadent meal every once in a while. Whether it’s home-cooked or takeout, if it nourishes our souls as well as our stomachs, it’s worth enjoying from time to time. Even for those of us with the simplest of tastes, food somehow seems to taste better when served on decent china and eaten with proper knives and forks, perhaps
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