Welcome To Supper Club Season: Here’s What Your Tablescape Is Missing
October 25, 2021BruceDayne"Dinner Party" may conjure any number of vivid images for you: the 12 apostles gathered 'round a table of Biblical length, a gaggle of friends dispensing birthday cake on a park blanket, Thanksgiving in all its Chaotic Good. The very nature of the thing is famously wide-ranging — and yet, across the board, the general recipe remains fixed: You'll need people, conversation, and, well, dinner.
Looking back a few centuries, a dinner party likely involved suits of armor and outsized legs of mutton. In more recent history, folks took a decidedly elevated approach (think: paper invitations, dessert forks, palate cleansers). And at present, it would seem we've landed somewhere else entirely: now, "dinner party" makes fewer demands. We need not offer separate spoons for soup nor are we required to joust for our poultry. Which is to say, it’s your party and you can cry if you want to...or, you can simply host however you damn well please.
So, while you go ahead and mood-board your forthcoming soiree, we’re taking care of the easy part. Ahead, we've compiled the most fun, original tablescape necessities on the market. From clever candles and artisanal serving bowls to washable table cloths and coasters, these are the goods that’ll cement your status as host of the century.
Cou Cou Jug
Water may not be your first concern in the beverage department, but the truth is, everyone will want to hydrate while they eat/drink/laugh/delight in the general ambiance of your glorious affair.
Rather than sprinting back and forth between the table and the sink, garnish your tabletop with a glass pitcher like this one from Slowdown Studios.
Maison Balzac Coucou Jug, $, available at Slowdown Studio
Memphis Fruit Bowl
When it comes to centerpieces, you’ll certainly want something eye-catching — but you’ll also need to make sure said fixture doesn’t inhibit anyone’s ability to communicate across the table (this is the inherent risk that accompanies a table plant). Instead, opt for something like this artful, gradient fruit bowl by independent ceramicist Marilyne Blais.
Marilyne Blais Memphis Fruit Bowl, $, available at Marilyne Blais
Conserva Virgin Tinned Fish Pack
The tinned fish movement is certainly a divisive one — but regardless of your personal stance, it’s no secret that anchovies are en vogue. So, whether or not you partake, do the hip thing and serve some briny, oily, fishy goods to your inner circle. This particular selection was hand-picked by the masters, so all the hard work is already done for you.
Conserva Culture Conserva Tinned Fish Sampler, $, available at Conserva Culture
Reusable Fruit Table Cloth Set
Listen: Dinner is generally a messy affair even when you’re not serving five to 10 of your dearest friends. So slap down a washable table cloth (preferably one as cute as this Baggu number) and lean into the chaotic energy of the whole charade.
Baggu Reusable Fruit Print Table Cloths, $, available at Baggu
Glossy Double Helix Taper Candle
Forgive our use of stock phrasing, but an excellent dinner party really is...all about the vibe. So get your ambiance *just right* with some cool, kitschy candle sticks like these glossy, pink double helix pillars from Bushwick-based independent gifting boutique, Friends.
Friends NYC Glossy Double Helix Taper Candle, $, available at Friends NYC
Glass Bubble Candle Holder
Of course, your candles can’t hold themselves. So you’ll want to pair those sculptural waxy pieces with something equally hip and artful like this glass, bubbled base.
Friends NYC Realm Glass Bubble Candle Holder, $, available at Friends NYC
Stainless Steel Serving Set
The thing about eating is that it does, in most cases, require silverware (unless, of course, you’ve given your dinner party a particularly nuanced theme — in which case, please skip this slide).
Stock up on some cutlery that’ll do its job while also ensuring you’ve got the most handsome tablescape in all the land with this classic set from Sabre.
Sabre Stainless Steel Serving Set, $, available at Coming Soon
St. Agrestis Amaro
Is there anything at all chicer than a digestif? Yeah, we thought not.
Close out your meal with some astounding class and serve everyone a glass of this root-y, Italian-inspired, after-dinner delicacy. We can guarantee some immediate clout points.
St. Agrestis St. Agrestis Amaro, $, available at St. Agrestis
Leeway Home Small Plates
A vessel for your food is pretty key, and these traditional farmhouse-inspired dishes from the couple behind Leeway Home will undoubtedly help to elevate whatever you’ve concocted for your guests.
Leeway Home Small Plate - Set of 4, $, available at Leeway Home
SIMI Winery Cabernet Sauvignon
Sure, everyone loves a good craft cocktail. But when it comes to long, easy evenings of dining and drinking — especially mid-winter — you can hardly do better than a good, solid bottle of Cabernet Sauvignon. This approachable edition from Sonoma County winery, SIMI, has notes of jammy black cherry and dark plum, so it'll pair well with hearty dishes and long, tender anecdotes.
Aaaaand to make things even sweeter: R29 readers can use the code THIRSTY15 for 15% off their order.
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SIMI 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon Sonoma County, $, available at SIMI
Amass Riverine Non-Alcoholic Spirit
On the flip side, dinner parties are all about making everyone feel comfortable. So in addition to your brilliant wine selections, be sure to keep a non-alcoholic option around for booze-free sipping. This zero-proof, root-forward, botanical “spirit” has all the nuance of a gin martini...sans, well, gin.
Amass Riverine Non-Alcoholic Spirit, $, available at Amass
Ekobo Sustainable Storage Jar
When all is said and done (read: eaten), and folks begin to wander off into the night, you’ll certainly want to pack up all your precious leftovers for future consumption. Go ahead and store your salvaged goods in these handsome, sustainably crafted bamboo fiber jars with cork lids, then pat yourself on the back for a job well done.
EKOBO Claro Bamboo Storage Jar, $, available at Friends NYC
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