Expert Tips for Entertaining Outdoors (Now That Summer’s Over)
Entertaining has always required finesse. Accommodating guests, finalizing a menu, and even figuring out a playlist takes planning, and that’s probably why hosts always resemble an orchestra conductor when the event’s actually taking place. Add in an ongoing pandemic, and well, the job is much harder.
In the warmer months, hosts could gather in outdoor spaces that were either as comfortable—or for those of us without air conditioning—more comfortable than an indoor setting. But now that temperatures have cooled, a familiar challenge has reemerged: How to host outdoors without turning guests into walking coat racks. Thankfully, there’s a way to do it that should still feel festive, not freezing.