For Rebekah Peppler, entertaining isn’t a special-occasion endeavor. The Paris-based meals and drinks author, whose new South-of-France-focused guide, Le Sud, is out on April 23, regularly hosts dinner events on the Montmartre condo she shares along with her accomplice. Although the one-bedroom place is small, it boasts a beneficiant balcony that spans your entire size of the house—an ideal spot for l’heure de l’apéro (the French custom of pleased hour) with associates.
“It seems out over the town,” Rebekah says. “As a result of we’re on this hill—and Paris doesn’t have a whole lot of them—we get a vantage level you don’t usually get right here. We get to see all of these stunning chimneys popping up and blue roofs and, after all, the Eiffel Tower is there as properly. It’s a really particular view. I really feel very fortunate to have it. And it really works out properly for entertaining in good climate.”
Inside, too, Rebekah has furnished the compact house with gatherings in thoughts. She sourced an outsized classic marble tabletop that may seat six visitors comfortably (eight to 10, if diners are prepared to squeeze) and he or she transformed a classic dresser right into a bar for displaying bottles and storing internet hosting necessities. She additionally recognized all the weather of her residence, from her fire mantel to her tulip-shaped nightstands to her Dutch ovens, that may double as celebration instruments when folks come over. The result’s a seemingly easy soirée each time.
Right here, Rebekah shares her eight greatest suggestions for entertaining, irrespective of how small the house.
Images by Joann Pai from À Desk: Recipes for Cooking and Consuming the French Manner by Rebekah Peppler (Chronicle Books) until famous.
1. Supply a multifunctional eating desk.
