Craft Cocktails are all the rage but why go out to a noisy bar, spend big bucks and barely hear the conversation? Our suggestion? Host a BYO Craft Cocktail Party at home! You provide the snacks, apps and sweets and each person, or couple, invited brings all the fixins’ for 1 craft cocktail. Why do […]
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Winter Entertaining at Home #3 – Host a “Celebrity” Night
You haven’t played Celebrity yet? I think it’s the easiest and funniest game night to host since there’s almost no prep – just chairs for everyone, slips of blank paper and plenty of pens to go around. The game rules: Each player/team gets 3-5 sheets of blank paper and writes the name of one “celebrity” […]
Winter Entertaining at Home #2 – Nostalgic Game Day
Who doesn’t love Dominoes, Monopoly, 1980s Trivial Pursuit, or the Game of Life? Nostalgic games are perfect for any group of friends or family including older kids. The beauty of this type of get-together is that everyone already knows each other as well as the rules of the games to be played. A Nostalgic Game […]
Winter Entertaining at Home #1 – Host a Cooking Lesson, Then Eat!
I got an Instant Pot a few years ago. You know, that fabulous “new” twist on an old invention, an electric pressure cooker – and I love it! But why am I telling you about my new favorite appliance? Because a few friends purchased one recently but weren’t quite sure how to use it. I […]
Which Festival of Light Is Celebrated the World Over?
It’s New Year’s Eve of course – with 24 hours of celebrations around the globe! Back in the day of the Concorde – a supersonic jet built by Great Britain and France in the 70s, you could celebrate New Year’s Eve in London listening to Big Ben chime, then fly to the Big Apple in […]
Change Up A Thanksgiving Staple This Year: Your Cranberry Sauce!
Cranberry sauce is that ubiquitous condiment found on every Thanksgiving table and you may have wondered why. Turns out that cranberries are one of the few fruits native to North America and that many Native American tribes ate them as a staple of their diet. It’s thought that they also sweetened them with sugar and […]
Bring the Autumn Inside to Brighten Your Living and Entertaining Spaces During October and November
Crisp fall weather is upon us and from now through Thanksgiving your friends and family, who stop by for coffee, dinner or just to chat, will be visiting with you inside rather than on the deck or patio. Why not wow them with tables, the mantle and/or hearth decked out in fall fashion? Our fall […]
Hosting a Tasting Party – Tips, Tricks and Ideas
Try something different and unique for your next get-together – a tasting party! Jean hosts an annual holiday party for friends & relatives and a few years back she changed it up by having a Cocktails and Cupcakes party. She made Josh’s recipe for Champagne Cupcakes and 3 other dessert varieties including these chocolate ganache […]
Four Considerations When Choosing the Space for Your Event
At Gersky’s, we want you to choose the perfect venue for your party whether it’s a wedding, a corporate event, your daughter’s Bat Mitzvah, or a 50th anniversary. Large, small or somewhere in between, this is step 2 in our 5 steps to help you accomplish your vision. Of course, in thinking about the space, […]