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“We wanted swanky
the struggling economy isn’t the only items at the store,” says Heath. “I cook at
thing that’s influenced Rust’s offerings. night when my children are sleeping, or I
and sophisticated.
“People want food that tastes good. get dishes ready well ahead of time. I also
After 9/11, comfort food came back in do rely on a few tried and true recipes.”
We wanted people
style, and now we’re enjoying the same When Heath plans a party, she
kinds of drinks our parents loved back in takes all of her guests’ needs into
the day.” consideration. “I make sure I have
to be able to hear
games on hand for kids to keep them
the DJ spinning
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entertained,” says Heath. “One time
when I was planning a party and knew a
There comes a time when many hosts bunch of little girls would be here, I went
but still have a
have more than guests running around out and bought them matching purses
the house. Children add an extra and filled them with fun, little toys and
conversation,”
element that can be difficult for some treats.”
party planners to juggle, but Tiffany Heath is also conscious of what
says Young about
Heath somehow takes it all in stride. kinds of treats she offers her grown
The married mother of two works full up guests. Heath is an executive for a
a recent lavish
time but still manages to schedule the food marketing company and knows
occasional party in her home. “I never the latest consumer trends in cocktail
event at her home.
do potluck, and I never buy pre-made mixes. The latest rage? Acai juice. “It’s
really hot! It has more antioxidants than
pomegranate, and lots of people are
using it to mix in martinis. We’re doing
two Acai mix drinks right now.”
So what about tradition? Does it live
on in today’s party tastes?
Remember party games like
charades? When was the last time you
played it? It seemed to have a comeback
in the 80’s. Might be time for a revival
now, along with Trivial pursuits, or are
our psyches just too techno saturated to
indulge in such innocent antics?
For better or worse, one constant
that seems never to go out of fashion, is
booze. Just the mixes and jargon for it,
go in and out of style. Back in the day,
my grandparents loved to pour martinis
and manhattans for their parties. Thirty
years later, these cocktails are being
enthusiastically embraced by my own
generation, evidenced by the emergence
of cocktail lounges in most cosmopolitan
cities across the U.S. Sex and the City
episodes further ingrained the trend into
popular culture. Some party trends do
come full circle.
But my mother’s cheese balls?
Stay tuned.
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