entertaining

Home Tours

A Family-Friendly Main Floor Fit For Entertaining

The homeowners needed a living-dining room that worked for both playdates and dinner parties!

Entertaining

Food Blogger & TV Personality Abbey Sharp Invites Us Into Her Kitchen

Add these healthy and colorful dishes to your winter recipe roster!

Recipes

Kombucha Moscow Mule

Healthful kombucha replaces ginger beer in this version of the classic recipe.

Recipes

Squash Crostini With Whipped Ricotta

If you’re having a hard time finding delicata squash, just substitute with acorn squash.

Recipes

Charred Cauliflower & Shishito Peppers

Shishito peppers are delicious with roasted cauliflower and a zesty dressing.

Recipes

Beet & Citrus Salad

This bright salad makes the best of winter produce.

Recipes

Brûléed Grapefruit With Mascarpone Cream

Brûléed grapefruits make an excellent light finish to a wintry meal.

Entertaining

7 Restaurant-Worthy Recipes For Your Next Cocktail Party

Restauranteurs Sarah Keenlyside and Brandon Olsen invite you inside their stylish soirée.

Entertaining

How To Have A Stress-Free Holiday Soirée

With Christmas dinner, New Year’s Eve and every gift exchange and get-together in between, we’re here to help with shortcuts and great ideas to make your holiday hosting a breeze.

Decorating & Design

Elevate Happy Hour With These 20 Bar Accessories

If there’s ever a time to play mixologist, it’s during the holidays. Great bar accessories can make even novice entertainers seem like experts. Whether you’re building your dream home bar from scratch, or looking to add a few more favorites to your collection, these 20 stylish accessories will ensure you…

Holiday

Lynda Reeves’ Stylish Holiday Entertaining Tips

See her festive decorating finds for every level of entertaining.

Home Tours

Get Inspired By This Sumptuous Model Home

Art Deco-inspired touches and clean-lined furniture create an abode ideal for entertaining.

Recipes

3 Crowd-Pleasing Recipes From The New Cookbook, Kitchen Party

Mary Berg, the exuberant star of television’s Mary’s Kitchen Crush (and the first woman to win MasterChef Canada) wants you to enjoy feeding friends and family as much as she does. This debut cookbook is loaded with flavorful recipes for casual entertaining and offers plenty of tips…

Decorating & Design

10 Table Settings That Masterfully Mix Color & Pattern

Have fun with a no-rules approach to dressing your table this summer!

Dining Room

Editor’s Inspiration: 5 Fresh Spring Tabletop Decor Ideas

Senior design editor Stacey Smithers shares fresh tabletop ideas for spring.