At Home with Kim Vallee

DINING, TABLEWARE | June 6, 2009

Sebastian Conran’s Festa Collection Cheers Up Outdoor Entertaining

Festa caught my eyes with its sunny summer tones and a comprehensive line. At last, a melamine collection that proposes a mingle plate. Party Dish is practical and beautiful. It is well-thought with a whole to hold solidly the plate, a wine holder and a recessed plate to make sure nothing falls when you walk [...]

ENTERTAINING, PARTY supplies | April 21, 2009

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Bio Aperitif Set Brings Green to The Cocktail Party | Eco-Friendly Tuesday

Over the years, I introduced pretty cool social plates. Mingle plates are a must for the stylish hostess. They make you look resourceful. My latest mingle plate discovery comes with everything you need to sip and taste hors d’oeuvres and canapes. This is the brainchild of Pandora Design, a Milan-based company known for their amazing disposable [...]

DINING, DISHING tips, ENTERTAINING, FOOD + drinks, PARTY supplies, TABLEWARE | July 14, 2008

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Autumn 2008 Entertaining Products from Fred

We can always find unexpected creative products from the design team at Fred. This time, they outshine themselves with their latest collection. My favorite new products from the Autumn 2008 collection are: FINGERFOOD is an imaginative concept. The charming little plates with rings fit right on your finger to let you carry around hors d’oeuvres. Fred [...]

ENTERTAINING, TABLESCAPE | October 26, 2007

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A social plate fitted for wine stemware, soda cans and glasses

I shown you several mingle plates in the past. The one by Superior Devices is quite different than the others for two reasons. Not just for Wine stemware First, the plate is not just designed to hold wine glasses. If children are invited, if you are hosting a breakfast event at a seminar [...]

ENTERTAINING, PARTY supplies, TABLESCAPE | October 18, 2007

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Johan Sandström designed a mingle plate named d’glas for d’dimension

In response to a reader who was looking for a mingle plate made of glass, I went scouring the Web. So far I found one glass tapas plates designed for d’dimension from Sweden. Johan Sandström designed a plate suitable for both sweet treats and tapas, the salty small dishes. We can read [...]

ENTERTAINING, PARTY supplies, TABLESCAPE | September 11, 2007

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Curve appeal with a Handful of Plates by Alissia Melka Teichroew

Almost two weeks ago, I introduced the wine and dine plates which enable you to carry with your wine glass inside your plate. I found something more fun and exclusive. I spoke about the importance of having a decent plate rim. Dutch-born designer Alissia Melka Teichroew (AMT) came up with a neat [...]

ENTERTAINING, PARTY supplies, TABLESCAPE | August 30, 2007

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Socialize with ease at cocktail parties with one free hand plates

We all experienced the juggling act of holding a plate and a wine glass while trying to interact with others at a party. It can even lead to messy moments. Some called them mingle plates, cocktail plates, wine & dine plates or one free hand plates; but the name does not really [...]