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Tomorrow is the last day of Le Tour de France 2009 and it is a Sunday–what a great reason to host a brunch… to enjoy a Sunday morning while toasting the Tour de France riders as they pedal down the Champs Elysée. Unlike the Tour riders Team Royal Tart will be enjoying their Sunday and will suffer no sore muscles on Monday.

Serve French inspired faire and Champagne of course. A superb brunch menu would include the likes of quiche or omelets (both French and very brunchy), Brioche toast (also very French), yogurt & fresh fruit and French pastries. You can pick up all or most of the menu already made at your gourmet market or you can make it yourself. If you’re not inclined to serve a large brunch use some of the suggested menu or create an omelet bar which would be an entertaining way to enjoy the Tour and Sunday brunch as would a low key TV friendly menu of a selection of French cheeses, olives, French bread, fresh fruit, sliced meats and pastries.

Serving Champagne in a beautiful glass or flute would be ideal as there will be multiple toasts and much Champagne drinking. Check out these beauties for next year. You can purchase them now and use them for several occasions and then pull them out for Le Tour de France 2010.

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Creating an outdoor oasis for your next summer party is easy if you follow the magic 1,2,3. Royal Tart has pulled its summer party planning and decorating tips together for you to follow so that hosting your next outdoor party is easy and enjoyable.

Think of your senses when you are decorating for your outdoor party. You know senses? touch, smell, sight, audio (taste is the fifth sense but this is a blog about decorating we deal with taste all the time in our blog—check out our blog archive or our Recipes section on our Royal Tart website at http://www.royaltart.com/tips.html). In this blog we will deal with lighting–which may seem unimportant but really is a backbone to great celebrations.

Like any party lighting should include mood lighting as well as task lighting. You want everyone to look their best, enjoy the ambience and be able to locate the restroom when the sun goes down. To that end, hang twinkle lights or funky lanterns overhead and in flowerbeds (where people won’t walk on them but can enjoy their subtle twinkle). Turn on the lights before dusk for a subtle transition from day to dark. In fact, light your candles and torches at dusk as well.

For your buffet table and bar add large hurricanes and or candle lanterns so that your guests can see what they are serving themselves.

For the dinner table and lounge areas decorate with clusters of votives or small hurricanes.

If your party area is large you might think of torches to help form an outline of a room and to provide ambient light. Plus, unless you are hosting a black-tie event in the backyard torches just scream summer party fun.

And don’t forget the fire pit or outdoor fireplace. An outdoor fire not only provides dancing firelight but is also great at keeping guests warm, adding a focal point for after dinner conversation and providing a cozy, relaxed atmosphere.

Oh, and if you are grilling or using the barbeque don’t forget a grill light if you are cooking after dark.

Cheers,

Tricia

Delivering Complete Prepackaged Designer Parties to Your Door

Sweet Summer Showers…not the kind that will get you wet, rather the kind that you host for your nearest and dearest when they are getting married or having a baby. You know the kind that you fret over after you have eagerly suggested you would like to throw the shower —wedding showers, bridal showers, baby showers, engagement parties.

Well, fret no more–Royal Tart has some super sweet summer showers and our Royal Tart Let’s Get This Party Started! Blueprint with suggested menu & recipes designed especially for bride and baby-to-be.

You can throw a traditional baby shower using our Animal Crackers Shower, host a sit-down Sunday morning celebratory brunch, an afternoon dessert tea as well as host a garden party or a traditonal afternoon tea with our Spring Tea—designed with mom’s in mind—perfect for a traditional bridal shower or for a mom-to-be. And don’t forget those ever popular Grandmother Showers. They are a delight. Check out Royal Tart’s Fancy Tail Goldfish Celebration for the new minnow in grandma’s school.

Summer showers needn’t be like a wet blanket; Royal Tart has many custom showers and everyday Celebrations designed with easy upscale entertaining in mind. Enjoy.

Cheers,

Tricia

Delivering complete prepackaged designer parties to your door.

Labor Day Weekend is 7 weekends away which means that we have 7 more weeks of summer parties ahead of us. Over the coming weeks I will share some simple summer entertaining solutions; provide summer party planning tips and of course, some easy breezy summer menus and recipes.

Summer is all about suspending orthodox—it is about long, lazy weekends, sultry nights and good company. To that end, a summer party may be any type of celebration or get-together you can imagine. You can throw a traditional backyard barbeque, host a sit-down beach inspired dinner party; host a Sunday morning brunch, an afternoon tea or a campout. You can also, host a picnic at the park or a bonfire at the beach as well as a boutique shopping get-together.