Birthday Gifts for the Entertaining Hostess

Jan

2010

Posted by Gift Giving Guy in gift ideas

In our home, my wife is the hostess-in-chief. If I were running hospitality, I’d be tempted to follow the advice of comedienne/actress Amy Sedaris: fill the medicine cabinet with marbles. (“Nothing announces a nosey guest better than an avalanche of marbles hitting a porcelain sink,” Sedaris suggests.) So for my wife’s birthday, I gave her gifts that affirm her as the entertaining hostess.

		Any event needs a plan. Notepad maker Knock Knock packages a menu list, a shopping list and a cooking prep list in The Chef’s Planning Kit.

		Two of my wife’s favorite crooners are Michael Bublé and Harry Connick, Jr. I gave her their new albums (Crazy Love and Your Songs respectively) as lively music for our party prep.

		Instead of pitchers, we’ll be serving from Artland Simplicity Eight-Piece Punch Bowl Set. The bowl and set of six cups have clean lines. And my wife likes the the ladle is crafted from glass, not acrylic.

		I think her favorite is the Waring Professional Buffet Server and Warming Tray. She loves to host brunch, and now the food will stay piping hot.