In honor of Friday, in honor of it being the 15th of May [update: except it's the 14th. Don't mind me. I have absolutely no concept of time anymore], and in honor of this vintage ad Dan posted to my Facebook Wall yesterday: (Tomato jam? Delicious. Tomato Jell-o? Bluh. Discuss.) May I present to you [...]
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Tomato Canapes ala Esquire’s Handbook for Hosts
May 14th, 2010 · 1 Comment · books, food, seriously?
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My new go-to party handbook
April 5th, 2010 · 6 Comments · books
You guys. On the right, one of my new plants, as yet unnamed. (I name my plants. What?) On the left, the greatest book ever. It’s Esquire’s Handbook for Hosts, published in 1949. Dan found it while cleaning his apartment. He says it belonged to his grandfather, and Dan took it a long time ago, [...]
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