Chambord

10 Oct

Halloween Hip Hostess Event {Dallas}

categories: get inspired, halloween

The Dallas Hip Hostess event is coming up quick – Thursday, October 23… already less than 2 weeks away! “Ghoulish & Glam Halloween” is the party theme, and we’ll be covering creative DIY projects and other ways to glam up your Halloween (with a spooky twist of course!). Chambord is generously treating everyone to delicious [...]

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Read more → Posted on October 10th, 2008 at 1:35pm

3 Oct

Drink of the Week: Chocolate Raspberry Martini

categories: cocktail recipes

I’m really excited to share the recipe for this Chocolate Raspberry Martini (or “wine-tini” as I like to call it) with you because it was a HUGE hit at the Modern Parisian event!
After each of the drinks that our mixologist, Tim, created as part of the demo, he asked if someone would like to be [...]

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Read more → Posted on October 3rd, 2008 at 6:53am

23 Jun

Hello, Chicago!

categories: hwtm

I’m so excited to be in Chicago today, getting ready for the Hip Hostess/Chambord event this Wednesday night at The Ivy Room! We had such a warm welcome from Chi-town that Chambord graciously offered to expand the event into 2 sessions – 6-8pm and 8-10pm – hooray! We hit capacity for both sessions, so [...]

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Read more → Posted on June 23rd, 2008 at 10:20am

20 May

Summer Cocktail: Pineapple Martini

categories: cocktail recipes, food and drinks, food presentation, hwtm

For those of you that caught our “Tropical Zen” segment on Fox 6 this morning – (or anyone that’s on the lookout for summer signature drink ideas!) – here’s the recipe for one of the cocktails we featured: a Pineapple Martini with a raspberry twist! It’s a quick, 3-ingredient recipe and looks super cute when [...]

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Read more → Posted on May 20th, 2008 at 10:04am

15 May

Refreshing Drinks for Hot Summer Days

categories: food and drinks

The weather is seriously starting to heat up in San Diego and it’s feeling like summer! We have a few outdoor parties coming up, and – while I do absolutely love to entertain outside – I always find myself worrying about how to keep guests comfortable when the temperature kicks into high gear. You [...]

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Read more → Posted on May 15th, 2008 at 2:53pm

15 May

Hip Hostess Series: San Diego

categories: get inspired

I’m excited to share that HWTM is teaming up with Chambord Black Raspberry Liqueur to host a series of events for readers! For this "Hip Hostess Series", we’ll be traveling to 7 cities across the US over the next 12 months putting on (free) entertaining workshops/parties where you can pick up tips and ideas [...]

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Read more → Posted on May 15th, 2008 at 9:13am