When you buy through our links, Business Insider may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more There's no better way to enjoy the company of family and friends over the summer than by hosting an al ...

INDIANAPOLIS (FOOD DRINK LIFE) — Did you know that 70% of people believe outdoor dining enhances the taste of their food? Successfully hosting an outdoor dinner party is easier than you think. These ...

Here’s how to make your dinner — and your summer — a memorable one. By Tim McKeough As warm weather arrives, so does the opportunity to entertain outdoors — an especially appealing prospect this year, ...

If you want cooking advice that focuses on making things simple and realistic, you turn to Ina Garten. The same goes for advice about dinner parties and entertaining. Garten has repeatedly centered ...

Table settings will vary depending on the type of event and the food being served. Set up silverware and glassware so guests can work from the outside in and top to bottom. A floral centerpiece is a ...

If winter is for extravagant tablescapes and decadent menus, summer is the time to do less. Your wrinkly linen napkins can be re-branded as rustic; simple white plates are the preferred pairing for ...

Garten shared how exactly she goes about setting a table in an early 2000s issue of House Beautiful. At the time the now 73-year-old had a column in the publication called Ask the Barefoot Contessa.