Elaborate dinners are usually the work of experienced cooks. However, Thanksgiving often brings novice cooks to the stove out of necessity. American Public Radio's show The Splendid Table is ready and waiting to help you out by  fielding cooking  questions on Thanksgiving morning.  The show's regulars will be joined by Jacques Pépin, Garrison Keillor, Jane... [Read more...]

Thanksgiving is a mere week away. Are you ready? While there is quite a bit of pressure cooking the meal of the year, hosts also need to think about setting the holiday table. No need to stress - this simple and elegant table setting demonstrates that you can achieve a festive look with little effort. The table setting created by the staff at Martha Stewart... [Read more...]

Debra Szidon's love of botanicals is obvious in the selection she brings to the Didriks and Cocoon Home Design table setting collaboration. During the course of her working with Melissa, Didriks' Visual Merchandising Manager, I learn that she studied horticulture in college as a young woman. It's no surprise then that she started her interior design career... [Read more...]

The Creative Minds: Debra Szidon, co-owner of Cocoon Home Design in Boston, and Melissa Ragonese, Visual Merchandising Manager of Didriks. The Idea: Creating a woodland themed table setting. The Inspiration: Libeco Home Flagstaff Blanket [in Plum]." The browns, plums, cranberry, and olive hues in the blanket that inspired Debra’s choice of botanicals... [Read more...]

November 1, 2011 Set the Table for Your Feast Featured Items Cavendish Dinnerware is a Thanksgiving ClassicThe dove white color and simple lines of the Simon Pearce Cavendish dinnerware collectionare an excellent choice for the Thanksgiving... [Read more...]

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