Entertaining | How to Set Up a Bar | Holiday Cocktail Party | Bar Tips | Self-Serve Bar

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If you're entertaining for a small- to medium-sized group, a self-serve bar is the key to a stress-free party.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Tip #1 : Get out of the kitchen... I like to set the bar in a room other than the kitchen - I find that guests like to crowd into the kitchen and setting the bar in the family room helps them to circulate around the house.  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7q01vE0jF-lZCnK5PcVKBugPYw0nAt5qImSXULfJz45ctSz4mCbPxXUSn2_3yQk17Dhtb-UD5ljBtuDDcV9coMKCdha6x0nRpE0fintzIXCiSjYDc6WA6DS-iHsL8d5WkLaWl1sQvrbo/s1600/IMG_2678.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7q01vE0jF-lZCnK5PcVKBugPYw0nAt5qImSXULfJz45ctSz4mCbPxXUSn2_3yQk17Dhtb-UD5ljBtuDDcV9coMKCdha6x0nRpE0fintzIXCiSjYDc6WA6DS-iHsL8d5WkLaWl1sQvrbo/s640/IMG_2678.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Tip #2 : Help Yourself...  Make sure you have all of the tools you need for guests to help themselves.  I use one type of glassware for wine, beer and water.  You could also include a pitcher of a pre-made holiday cocktail, if you're feeling festive.  </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhilhi_Ez9yHpHHp4Y5M8wpPcrR-YITpSRcZuIzE_bhEf743HybQoRRUKVJtjh246bsNSMgT3cu3JxaeXc6JuvL-sIUR6CyZ0e6Ms6hqjVeeGtskJfPBXbTFTRxwdT-pu2QuJvSjZKxAoM/s1600/IMG_2680.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhilhi_Ez9yHpHHp4Y5M8wpPcrR-YITpSRcZuIzE_bhEf743HybQoRRUKVJtjh246bsNSMgT3cu3JxaeXc6JuvL-sIUR6CyZ0e6Ms6hqjVeeGtskJfPBXbTFTRxwdT-pu2QuJvSjZKxAoM/s640/IMG_2680.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">What you'll Need (right to left) : </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">*Pitcher for water</div><div style="text-align: left;">*Snack : I have "Sweet & Salty Caramelized Cashews" served here in a silver bowl.</div><div style="text-align: left;">*Chilled Drinks : I use this large pewter bowl to chill a variety of seasonal beer and white wine.</div><div style="text-align: left;">*Wine & Beer Opener</div><div style="text-align: left;">*Linen Cocktail Napkins </div><div style="text-align: left;">*Red Wine</div><div style="text-align: left;">*Glasses : I like to keep them organized on a single tray to keep the bar neat and organized during the party.</div><div style="text-align: left;">*Flowers : I always like to have something "fresh" in every room.  It adds special feeling to your display.  These are potted paperwhites - which I love because they will last the entire holiday season.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Entertaining | How to Set Up a Bar | Holiday Cocktail Party | Bar Tips | Self-Serve Bar

If you're entertaining for a small- to medium-sized group, a self-serve bar is the key to a stress-free party. Tip #1 : Get out of the k...

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