Your dinner party shopping guide
Shopping
The best plates for a beautifully set table
With ceramics in the spotlight as table dressing verges on becoming a national sport, this delicious array of plates and bowls will compete for attention with the food
Shopping
The best napkins to decorate your dinner table for seasonal entertaining
A really ravishing napkin has the ability to make a cheap and cheerful tablecloth look more expensive and it will provide a background to your cutlery in the same way a piece of art is enhanced by its frame
Shopping
24 choice tablecloths for the festive season
Remember when tablecloths were usually plain white linen and saved for best? In the time of the tablescape, interesting table linen is (rightfully) not just for special occasions but an everyday mood-booster.
Shopping
Three wedding tablescapes inspired by some of our favourite rooms
Drawing from the colour palettes of some of the most beautiful rooms in our archive, we've curated charming tabletop schemes to shop
Shopping
The best cutlery sets to buy now
From bamboo handled to rainbow-bright acrylic, make a statement at every meal with the most stylish knives, forks and spoons.
Recipes
The recipes you need for a perfect barbecue
Sausages, burgers and kebobs sizzling on the grill, generous pours of ice cold Pimm's, lingering conversations made longer by the late-setting sun, a good barbecue is one of the purest joys experienced in summer. We've gathered our favourite recipes, tips and tricks for hosting your best barbecue yet
Decoration
How to improvise a dinner party when you don't own anything
Tips, tricks, hints and hacks to throwing a dinner party