Pascale Le Draoulec

Getty ImagesWhat Lori Walsh remembers most about holiday gatherings as a little girl growing up in New Jersey, is stopping to pick up her grandmother in the family station wagon. More specifically, she remembers the way Grandma Walsh looked as she stepped out her front door, "always clutching ... Read More

Getty ImagesDecember stirs up the inner host/hostess in all of us. We start out the month with plans of throwing festive dinner parties, tree-trimming soirees and bubbly brunches. Then before we know it, it's mid-month and we still haven't dug the advent calendars out of the basement, let ... Read More

Getty ImagesPeople love being invited to Kim Sava's house for dinner but she swears it has nothing to do with her prowess in the kitchen. "It's because I always encourage them to bring their kids," says Sava. And in the suburbs, where scoring a sitter during the holidays is no small ... Read More

Getty Images Every year, early Thanksgiving morning, André Bernard sits in his cream-colored kitchen and stares blankly at the big bird. For 15 years now, he's cooked the turkey. And though Bernard is a consummate cook, each year the former book publisher and author is mystified by the ... Read More

jupiterimagesPatty Nusser works as a personal chef in Greenwich, Conn., and worked the line at Babbo in New York City. She's married to Chef Andy Nusser (Babbo's former chef) who is now executive chef at Casa Mono and Tarry Lodge. Needless to say, one eats well at the Nusser house. ... Read More