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>>> Welcome back perk up throwing a fantastic New Year's
Eve party does not have to be
stressful or even expensive
for.Edward Perotti is here to
use the holiday decorations
that you have and make easy
changes perk up he is here to
show us how to do that part up
you are a party planner but you
don't like that term perk up
>> When I heard that I thought
we plan experiences, we don't
plan parties perk up it's a
whole different matter perk up
parties are fun but this is an
immersive experience perk up it
is food, entertainment, it is
you perk up
>> And it's all of it perk up
so you have thrown big parties
all over the world perk up you
do all this big stuff perk up
where is this?
>> This was in the opera in
Paris.
Paris.
Paris. Just a small little thing [
Laughter ]. This was an
oversight perk up it was a 60
person dinner and I wanted to
do a modern version of the
Marie Antoinette dinner without
the ending.
the ending. So you can see 60 kilos that we
had perk up this is instant
bowl, in Turkey, in one of the
cisterns that we turned into
one of the harems.
So it was simple perk up and
this is a close-up of the tables
perk up the Chargers that you
can see, the gold ones?
I could not find 800 Chargers
but I could find 800 frames.
This was on an island, instead
of the chairs on the grass, we
put the pillows down and the
rugs and sat them down.
>> That was kind of a magic
carpet approach perk up how did
you get started?
>> I literally fell, I'm a
child of the theater perk up
>> So you had a sense of
proportion and extravaganza.
>> There's theatrical elements,
there is design and yes, a
beginning and an end.
This is pomegranate.
>> That is delicious.
I love this [ Laughter ]. Show
was what you brought and how
you can illustrate using what
you have.
you have.
you have. So now New Year's rolls around
so what can we reduce?
>> By the way, if you are doing
it in Seattle, Lisa is it perk
up so we will go through the
food but she said that she was
thinking about those perk up we
will be good.
So what's funny, my friends and
their friends haven't even
thought of the holiday yet and
we are right around the corner
perk up I was just in Arizona
with my mother for her holiday
party with the same thing, this
whole idea of, we are stressed,
I am busy, I have Christmas
coming and Christmas dinner and
New Year's perk up so what I
did, I will rifle through my
house and I will find anchor
pieces perk up
>> So so me what you have perk
up
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up >> So
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And the joy of Velcro [
Laughter ] perk up so you just
switch them out.
These are cement planters perk
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up >> I love these things, they
are so cool.
>> They got a little smashed
this morning but see the roses?
These are in my office lined up
on the shelf and I can use them
whenever I want.
>> And you can bring in the
berries for the color.
>> New Year's to me means black-
tie.
tie.
tie. So
tie. So for me that is black and
white perk up so bring in some
houndstooth, play up with it
and everything transitioned
over, throw this in.
>> Oh I love this, look at this
that is so cool.
>> It is keeping your eye open,
throughout the year perk up
>> Like throughout the year
that could be repurposed perk
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up
up >>
up >> And
up >> And you put together some
wonderful plates with small
bites.
bites.
bites. >>
bites. >> I'm not sure about your home
but in my home, it's the
kitchen or the table.
>> No matter what I do we are
always in the kitchen perk up
perk up for me, it is about
simple perk up
>> If you have people coming
for Christmas, you were seeing
food, cross it over and give
the twist perk up so do some
simple hummus, maybe some beet
hummus for color.
>> People love this as well.
They think it is great but I
don't want to eat it perk up
>> It is mulled why -- mulled
wine.
wine.
wine. >>
wine. >> What is this?
>> This is a soup shooter, just
for the weather and then you
have sushi pops Merkel that is
absolutely ridiculous perk up
is a white chocolate ganache
eggnog.
eggnog.
eggnog. >> Good Lord in heaven perk up
[ Laughter ] and you said don't
bother to over decorate?
You can set a beautiful table,
you don't have to do the whole
house perk up
>> Correct, I look at it from
the event perspective, I
designed the table and then the
table sets the tone for the
rest of the environment perk up
set the table that you might
not need to do the living room
perk up you might not need to
worry about the kitchen perk up
>> They won't be in there
anyway, they will be around the
table perk up how to be a good
guest?
guest?
guest? >>
guest? >> Let's have a drink before we
answer that question, cheers! A
good host honestly is having an
eclectic group of people come
over perk up
>> So they can learn something
about each other perk up
>> They can talk to each other
and interact and spark that
conversation perk up
>> I don't want to sit next to
you for three hours for
example.
example.
example. [ Laughter ] you want them to
move, spread your food around
perk up
perk up
perk up >> Move the food, that's a
great idea, get it out of the
kitchen.
kitchen.
kitchen. >> Don't think you are helping
by bringing something without
asking per.>> That is a good
point per.
point per. a hostess gift is nice, or pick
up the phone and ask if they
have everything perk up maybe I
have staged everything
perfectly and you can tell I'm
methodical about it, but the
last thing that I need is
someone to show up with her
platter of what ever perk up
and then I have to figure out
what to do with the.
>> Thank you so much.
Now that I'm enjoying
pomegranate champagne.
pomegranate champagne. >> Great ideas perk up