August 3, 2010 | Everywhere How to Host an Easy, Breezy Summer Bash ShopTalk: 15 Essentials for Entertaining at Home Impress your guests with a few fiesta must-haves. | Rub It In A sprinkle of Texas chef Tim Love’s magical wild game rub ($8) on pretty much anything (chicken, steak, veggies, old cowboy hat?) makes it taste like you know your way around the grill. | | | Platter Yourself When it’s this hot, it’s not what you serve, it’s how you serve it. Even hot dogs or store-bought desserts seem special and elegant when presented on L’Aviva Home’s painted Michoacán platter ($115). | | | Get Corny Yes. Do it. Offer your guests colorful, mystical-but-dishwasher-safe unicorn corn holders ($7 for 4 sets) and watch your party take a turn for the awesome. Bonus: clean hands. | | | Instant Apps Spaniards have long known the secret to stress-free hosting: tapas. Charming dishes ($38 for a set of four) from Sagaform transform olives and almonds into official appetizers. Just add toothpicks. | | | Tipsy Finish Thank you, science, for combining nightcaps and desserts once and for all! End the evening on an extra-high note with a bite from The Boozy Baker: 75 Recipes for Spirited Sweets ($13). |
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