IMAGE VIA @casa.lawa/INSTAGRAM
words by daisy henry
It’s hosting season.
Though sitting at a wine bar for a long lunch will always be appealing, there’s someting to be said about the power of an at-home dinner party. Whether its gathering around someone’s cramped sharehouse kitchen or reclining in a leafy garden, sipping on a DIY aperol and eating someone’s botched focaccia is an exercise in bonding. The table is yours for as long as you wish.
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If, like us, you feel that the key to nailing a good friendsmas dinner party is not necessarily in the food itself but in the presentation, then we’ve got you covered. We’ve curated a list of our favourite food-adjacent Instagram accounts, with feeds full of inspiration as far as the eyes can see.
Pasta Mama
Run by chef and author, Jenna Holmes, Pasta Mama is an account dedicated to all things food. Come for the chaotic and colourful tablescaping, stay for the recipes and travel inspiration.
@pasta_mama_
Hōmu design x La Mondaine
Hōmu design is both a curator and creator of home objects and tableware. Pair this with the styling of events company La Mondaine, and you’ve got tablescape inspiration for days.
@homu.design @la__mondaine
Mesa Collections
Mesa Collections is a Melbourne-based homewares brand, known for its ruffled napkins and spiralled silver table settings. Naturally, its feed is full of its tableware in action.
@mesa.collections
Ellie’s Table
As a professional chef, Ellie Bouhadana’s feed is always full of delicious looking tablescapes. If your table looks anything like Ellie’s, you’re on the right track.
@ellies.table
Soft Edge Studio
Soft Edge Studio has perfected the less is more approach. Rather than fill the table up, the ceramic brand shows how the items can do the talking.
@softedge_studio
Mira Curated
Mira Curates is a run by chef, Pamela Maudy. Based in Byron Bay, Mira offers curated culintary experiences and food styling, making for excellent table and food inspiration.
@mira_curated
Casa Lawa
Where better to find table inspiration than via the page of an Italian guesthouse and retreat based in Sicily?
@casa.lawa
Julie Restaurant
Back home, Abbotsford’s Julie Restaurant provides an ode to the classic, minimal, farm-to-table spread. If you can’t get enough, then book yourself in for a summer dinner on its terrace and experience it firsthand.
@julierestaurant
For more on the art of tablescaping, try this.
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