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Diary of a Hostess

Diary of a Hostess

Diary of a Hostess

Mediterranean Gathering

Visual Inspiration

22 Nov

Written By Jess Murphy

slices of cake being served with bamboo handled cake server

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The Classic Long Lunch

The Garden Party

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The secret to a good dinner party isn't the food. It's the prep. My Soirée maps it across three days — what to do two days out, the night before, and the afternoon of — so by the time guests arrive you're pouring drinks, not stirri

Six browser tabs open. A grocery list on a sticky note. The party is in four days and nothing is confirmed. That chaos is not a hosting problem — it is a systems problem. Stress free entertaining comes down to a handful of decisions made earlie

The opening act of My Soirée. Cos leaves cradling the dressing you'd happily drink, finished with extra parm and a toasted breadcrumb crunch — and a chip flight beside them, because nibbles should be a little bit of theatre. Recipe lives

What to bring - when you're told not to bring a thing! Yes you should probably turn up with a nice bottle of wine as well! Honourable mention but doesn't translate well onto a beautiful collage - a bag of ice 🧊!! Always a welcomed friend to any gath

This is my favourite menu — generous, golden, and made for gathering. It’s everything I love about cooking for the people I love.

Bright, sunny flavours of the Mediterranean with relaxed, share-style dishes made for long afternoons, laug

I break it down,
so you don’t!

Photos by Hannah Puechmarin and Pearson Street Studio

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