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Hiển thị các bài đăng có nhãn entertaining.. Hiển thị tất cả bài đăng

Thứ Tư, 2 tháng 10, 2013

'How About We' Date Night

Hey everyone! I'm so excited to be sharing a recent, special experience with you. I recently stumbled across what appears to be the 'evolution of dating' – and I'm here to give you a little taste.

How many of you LOVE the idea of a great date-night but infrequently have them due to the daunting task of planning!??  There are times my husband & I are at a loss on what to do next when it comes to date night. Well, HowAboutWe, the ultimate dating source, found a way to fix that problem! It's basically a company that started out as an online dating site and then expanded to become a destination for all couples seeking a way out of their normal routines. Yup, going out can get stale when you don't have any idea where to go next! Know what I mean??

HowAboutWe prides itself in helping couples not only fall in love, but stay in love.  It allows you to discover new experiences and date ideas you may never have considered.

With DATE options like:   
  • 'Dumpling Making With Bite Size Kitchen' 
  • 'Roll Like VIP's at Jay Z's Club'

You can pick & choose your activity and location from a curated collection of local date experiences and just go – it's that easy!!  This is a company that def takes care of all the details. They basically just say "Hey, I've got this" and give you a wonderful date night you won't forget!  I've had the pleasure of trying it out, so can you! Feel free to check out the HowAboutWe site to discover some interesting dates!

And if the whole idea of a readily prepared date isn't great enough –  now you can take $50.00 off your first-date booking! Just click here to start browsing, dating & falling in love all over again!



Now onto OUR DATE:

My husband & I chose the, 'Veggie date at SuiteThreeOhSix Supper Club' here in NYC.
Even though we're not vegetarians, we thought this would be a pretty healthy way to spend our date night. At first glance the location seemed like a regular apt./loft building. We were buzzed inside and got into the elevator. Walked down what seemed like a residential hallway, then arrived at suite 306. When the door opened, I was surprised to see this gorgeous white loft with a long white table waiting for the guests to arrive. We sat down with some wine as the guests continued to arrive.  We were served a 5 course meal with some amazingly unique veggie dishes by chef Daphne Cheng.  I have to say,  we loved the idea of glancing over at the food being prepared as we sat & waited at our table. 

This was a fantastic experience because we normally wouldn't have tried vegan dishes & date night would've never consisted of us sitting at a table with several other couples. Both of us enjoyed the feel of the place & trying something was definitely exciting!


Shoes are by ShoeMint // Black denim with ankle zippers via Anine Bing // Popoche animal print Clutch via Jerome Dreyfuss



....who's that handsome guy on his cell phone?!


photo below via eat big apple


P.S. The $50.00 promotion is for new members only and expires 12.31.13!

How About We for couples!

this is a sponsored post



-first 7 images by jen ramos



Thứ Sáu, 4 tháng 1, 2013

DIY: Chalkboard stemware

Hi All MBG Readers, Jana here to share a chic & super simple solution for entertaining: stemware with writable chalkboard bases.  A sophisticated way to distinguish ones champagne cocktail when the event is too engaging to keep track.


Materials:

Stemware
Paint Brush
Chalk


 
Paint the base. I recommend using short brushstrokes. This layer will be thin as you want just enough coverage to create texture for the second layer. This layer will not look attractive but do not worry, it will turn out!


Let dry overnight. Then paint on a second layer of paint. It will look goopy, but again, do not worry, as it dries the paint settles into the shape of the base.



 Let the second coat dry overnight. Now entertain away!




Something to note - do not get the bases wet as the paint will chip. To preserve, wash only the bowl of the stemware. An upside to the somewhat delicate nature is that you can easily wash all the paint off if you want your stemware only transitioned temporarily. 



-post by Jana Bek
-images by Erik Melvin

Thứ Năm, 13 tháng 9, 2012

Reiko Kaneko Collection

For those of you who love interesting ceramic pieces, I'd love to introduce you to Reiko Kaneko from the UK. She's a British-Japanese designer who creates figurines of modern shapes & Japanese inspired forms. It's like traditional fine dining with experimental & theatrical presentation ideas as she says on her site.

They have a ton of clever pieces for your dinnerware or teaware needs. My fave set is the DRIP TEASE collection. 

This is so clever, don't you think? I bet it would get a ton of looks at a dinner party!  Also, the drip cups are pretty unique, I like how they also have the tea mugs to go with it. One of the best features has to be the gold rim on each piece...what do you think?? Which do you like best?




-images via reiko kaneko




Thứ Năm, 23 tháng 8, 2012

Design: Bar Cart Obsessed

Hello everyone! It's Katie again, from H2 Design. I've been a bit obsessed with bar carts lately. They are quite functional and can add so much charm to even the tiniest of spaces. I am actually thinking of using one as an entry console. Who says they can only hold liquor? (Don't get me wrong... liquor works too!)


Lucky for us, there are many stylish options available these days. I've collected my top 7 for you to ponder. Number 4 might just be the coolest bar cart I have ever set my eyes on, but alas, it's out of my budget. Sigh...
4 / Pieces



-post by katie hackworth