Summer Entertaining Guide

Throwing an Outdoor Cocktail Party

It must be five o'clock somewhere — time to create an al fresco lounge, right in your own backyard

Throwing an Outdoor Cocktail Party
Jonny Valiant
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Garnishes for an Outdoor Cocktail Party
Lay out all the extras — olives, citrus slices, cherries, and cocktail onions, plus sugar or salt on a plate to rim glasses. And keep things laid-back: There’s no reason your bowls and trays have to match.


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