Stack your plates on the table and allow for one or two extra in case a guest decides to bring a friend. Pasta bowls from Le Creuset are the perfect choice for a potluck gathering - the slight bowl shape allows for any sauces or dressings to stay on the plate and the white glazed stoneware is the perfect backdrop for all your guests’ favorites. Most likely you will not be able to control what color your friends platters and serveware will be, so don’t try to! By starting with a neutral base of plates, napkins and flowers, you create a welcoming neutral palette for any color or patterned plate that may arrive. Other words of advice to ensure a smooth potluck party: set the table with neutrals. Getting your guests involved in the preparation and cooking of the meal can help alleviate some of the pressure you may feel and allow you to have more time for aspects you actually find fun about entertaining at home. My best advice – host a potluck gathering. I am energized by the planning, the inviting, menu creation, deciding what plates and napkins to use, picking out the perfect flowers to place on the table and what music should be playing in the background – I love all of it.īut so often I hear friends tell me how the very idea of hosting a gathering at their home sends a wave of panic straight through them stopping the gathering before it even gets started.
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