tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post4911304436383418294..comments2024-03-28T01:39:53.154-04:00Comments on The Peak of Chic®: A Whole New Way to Serve AppetizersThe Peak of Chichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02811933436075145329noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-38788389416300675912010-08-11T14:14:26.438-04:002010-08-11T14:14:26.438-04:00What a delightful treat to come across your blog.....What a delightful treat to come across your blog...actually started following after I googled up Billy Baldwin and you had an entry on google. Loved Billy Baldwin and still treasure his books in my library but am totally enjoying reading your fun posts. Thank you so much.The Islanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14236754103248128056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-24279371387082928292010-08-11T00:04:34.663-04:002010-08-11T00:04:34.663-04:00love the post and images are lovely...love the post and images are lovely...Comfy Heaven Home Decorhttp://www.comfyheaven.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-86316026656184385932010-08-10T17:19:37.860-04:002010-08-10T17:19:37.860-04:00Interesting post, especially since I am a big fan ...Interesting post, especially since I am a big fan of stories about entertaining the good old-fashioned way.<br /><br />I love the drama of the setting, especially the blackamoor Champagne buckets. I also think that Caviar would have been the appropriate choice. There are shot glasses in the photo, which could be meant for Vodka. There is a curious silver container with a crystal handle on the right, and the crystal stand in the middle has some small bits with dark spots on it, which could be caviar.<br /><br />The documentary about Brigid Berlin sounds great Magnus. The recipes from the 20s are intriguing.<br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />ClaudiaClaudia Juestelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17389119986741070713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-46982248250059701582010-08-10T16:03:31.261-04:002010-08-10T16:03:31.261-04:00Okay, I just swooned.Okay, I just swooned.An Aesthete's Lamenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09620941811191294750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-35980081277800191232010-08-10T14:46:27.991-04:002010-08-10T14:46:27.991-04:00How indulgent to have a separate cocktail/hors d&#...How indulgent to have a separate cocktail/hors d'oeuvre room. I guess that's when you know you've made it big ;)<br />And I'm with you all on small plates...a must for this type of entertaining.Gramercy Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16968927746518885415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-60522215218957444502010-08-10T13:10:02.958-04:002010-08-10T13:10:02.958-04:00Aaah- Tomato aspic, chicken hash, shad roe, sweetb...Aaah- Tomato aspic, chicken hash, shad roe, sweetbreads and vichyssoise- those staples of country club cooking in my youth, now seemingly gone the way of the dodo bird. Delicious when well prepared and properly seasoned, bland or worse when mishandled as they so often were. I do believe that the Berlin's wonderful table sports, on the right side, a caviar dish- no plates, alas. Where was the stylist?magnushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09181183756484194127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-76521074545187388852010-08-10T12:02:55.455-04:002010-08-10T12:02:55.455-04:00Tomato aspic is delicious!Tomato aspic is delicious!The Peak of Chichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02811933436075145329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-90227957006544366792010-08-10T12:02:29.361-04:002010-08-10T12:02:29.361-04:00JT- I don't think that there are plates in thi...JT- I don't think that there are plates in this vignette shot. I would provide small plates just for the sake of my rugs and floors. Napkins just don't cut it at a larger cocktail buffet.The Peak of Chichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02811933436075145329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-53474856903144131342010-08-10T11:50:21.118-04:002010-08-10T11:50:21.118-04:00It is difficult to tell for sure, viewing on an iP...It is difficult to tell for sure, viewing on an iPhone, but are there no canapé plates because it is caviar that is being is being served? In my town, even the most ambitious hostesses ever provide plates no matter how extensive the buffet, intending one to "graze" only. Is that the current trend or just a peculiarity of this locale?JTnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-89590401213309395562010-08-10T10:57:43.174-04:002010-08-10T10:57:43.174-04:00Aspic! My mother made crab and shrimp aspic. You n...Aspic! My mother made crab and shrimp aspic. You never hear of tomato aspic, but if season properly, it is delicious,maryhttp://mjhdesignarts.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-61567500711537908542010-08-10T09:36:07.069-04:002010-08-10T09:36:07.069-04:00No idea what sausage balls are, but I think the an...No idea what sausage balls are, but I think the answer is in the title! Over here in the UK we used to serve (and some still do) 'cocktail' sausages on sticks, and also cheese and pineapple on sticks (often stuck into half a melon, so that it ended up looking like a hedgehog.) I think that the only hor d'oeurvres worthy of that room and table would be the finest caviar. Nothing else would cut the mustard (although those receipes are very tempting ...) <br />Margaret Pgalanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14190356279359463949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-62948959533003706712010-08-10T09:20:36.780-04:002010-08-10T09:20:36.780-04:00I kinda think that hors d'oeuvres room is what...I kinda think that hors d'oeuvres room is what heaven is going to be like!<br /><br />Moulded Lobster Canapes sound pretty fab - though, I'm not sure this is the right time to get lobster LOL. They tend to be "oily" this time of the year :PTristan Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00372571059339403974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-82938760998751184292010-08-10T09:19:45.151-04:002010-08-10T09:19:45.151-04:00Just thank you for another great post. You can'...Just thank you for another great post. You can't know how much I enjoy your blog!The_Editrixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07529769143608862966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-50074659986928854922010-08-10T09:13:52.314-04:002010-08-10T09:13:52.314-04:00Beautiful post! This photograph is inspiring. No...Beautiful post! This photograph is inspiring. Now to recreate it.<br />Teresa (Splendid Sass)Teresa Hatfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00212266872485365338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-2560905627597141712010-08-10T07:48:15.647-04:002010-08-10T07:48:15.647-04:00I strongly advise your devoted readers to log into...I strongly advise your devoted readers to log into Amazon.com this morning, order "Pie in the Sky"- a documentry about the life of Brigid Berlin, wait for a quiet night, open a bottle of champagne and pop it in the VCR. Then stand back. I defy you not to fall in love with Brigid's mother, the ultra stylish, ultra social Honey Berlin- she of the smokey voice and impeccable maquillage. Exactly the sort of woman who would be right at home in that cocktail room. And I do believe, that the Berlin's were serving caviar, although I would have preferred one of your suggestions.magnushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09181183756484194127noreply@blogger.com