• How to Set a Fall Table Like a Boutique Hotel

    How to Set a Fall Table Like a Boutique Hotel

    A fall table setting guide inspired by boutique hotels: linens, candles, seasonal flowers, glassware and place cards that make dinner at home feel special.

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  • Barmbrack: Ireland’s Halloween Fortune Bread

    Barmbrack: Ireland’s Halloween Fortune Bread

    A tea-soaked fruit loaf with a ring hidden inside: whoever finds it will marry within the year, or so the Irish Halloween tradition goes.

  • Decorating Our Cape Cod Dining Room for Fall

    Decorating Our Cape Cod Dining Room for Fall

    Fall dining room decor ideas for a coastal home, starting with the handmade Oushak rug that gave our Cape Cod dining room depth, plus linens and light.

  • Sticky Toffee Pudding: The Lake District Dessert That Conquered Britain

    Sticky Toffee Pudding: The Lake District Dessert That Conquered Britain

    A light, dark date sponge drenched in hot toffee sauce: the dessert the Lake District made famous, and the best reason to light the fire.

  • Shepherd’s Pie: A Cotswolds Supper Born of Sheep Country

    Shepherd’s Pie: A Cotswolds Supper Born of Sheep Country

    Slow-cooked lamb in a rich gravy under a golden crust of buttery mashed potato: the British supper that tastes of the countryside.

  • What to Pack for a Week in Europe in October: My Europe Packing List

    What to Pack for a Week in Europe in October: My Europe Packing List

    My Europe packing list for a week in October: the fall capsule pieces, layers, shoes and one good bag that work from Paris to Rome without overpacking.

  • Poires Belle Hélène: Escoffier’s Opera Dessert from Paris

    Poires Belle Hélène: Escoffier’s Opera Dessert from Paris

    Pears poached in vanilla syrup, cold ice cream and warm chocolate sauce: the Paris bistro dessert named for an operetta.

  • Chestnut Soup: A Velvety Taste of the Ardèche in Autumn

    Chestnut Soup: A Velvety Taste of the Ardèche in Autumn

    Roasted chestnuts simmered with shallots and thyme and blended to velvet: the elegant autumn starter of France’s chestnut country.

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  • Pain d’Épices: Dijon’s Honey Spice Bread for Autumn Afternoons

    Pain d’Épices: Dijon’s Honey Spice Bread for Autumn Afternoons

    A dense, fragrant loaf of honey, rye and warm spices that only improves after a few days: the gingerbread of Dijon.

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