Make outdoor dining easier with thoughtful place settings, secured linens, clear serving space, and simple finishing touches.

Don’t panic if the table is a little on the smaller side. Garten once called a too-large table a “party killer.” In her Barefoot Contessa cookbook, Back to Basics, she shared specifics. “For small ...

Have you ever wondered how to set a table? The holidays are here, and with it, dinner parties as well as formal family meals that finally put grandma’s silver to use. Laying them out, however, can be ...

After last year’s low-key holiday, the grand Thanksgiving dinner is back—and the grand Thanksgiving table setting along with it. Break out grandma’s china! Dust off those gravy boats! Polish the ...

Every item on this page was chosen by a Town & Country editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. In 2023, a standard table setting, the ones today that weirdly try and ...