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LIFE PARTIES

Shrink YOUR PARTY MENU

JONATHON SAWYER, the James Beard Award–winning chef of Sawyer’s
in Cleveland, serves up some simple options for feeding your friends.

BALSAMIC SALAMI BITES HAM AND GREENS BURRATA OLIVE TOAST
The 1 hearty whole-wheat 1 thin slice jamón 1 grilled baguette slice + 1 CRAFT
NEW RULES cracker + 1 thin slice high-end ibérico + 1 wedge schmear burrata + 2 tsp finely A Schlock-
salumi + 1 slice plum + drizzle green melon + 1 mint chopped Kalamata olives
of the of aged balsamic vinegar leaf + 1 toothpick + a few chopped chives Free HOLIDAY
OFFICE PARTY PLAYLIST
Create a surpris-
Corporate blow- ing soundtrack
outs of yore have with DJ MICHAEL
given way ANTONIA
to just as awk- as your guide.
ward “drinks.”
PATRICK
JANELLE, “Someday at
creator of the Christmas”
Liquor Cabinet Stevie Wonder
cocktail app and
@AGuyNamed- “Blue Christmas”
Patrick on Insta- Elvis Presley
gram, can help.
“Snow Flake”
THE LOOK:
Jim Reeves
The velvet blazer
It’s classic, cool, “Wild Is the Wind”
and says holiday, Nina Simone
not HOLIDAY.
“You can have “Self-Portrait in
it in your work Three Colors”
bag for the day Charles Mingus
and throw it over
your oxford shirt “Tezeta
for the evening,” (Nostalgia)”
Janelle says. Mulatu Astatke

THE DRINK:
“Baby”
The amaro spritz
Donnie & Joe
Good bartenders Emerson
know how to mix
one, but just in “Tell Me a Tale”
case, ask for a 3:2:1 Michael
mix of sparkling Kiwanuka
wine, amaro, and Styling: Heidi Meek/the Wall Group. Hair: Daniela Martinez. Makeup: Corina Duran-Rabichuk/Exclusive Artists. Prop styling: WANTED PD Inc.
soda water. It’s low “Wedding Bell”
ABV yet complex. Beach House

THE MOVE:
“The Fox in the
The “figure
Snow”
at least eight”
Belle & Sebastian
Chat with at least
OLSON: You can’t go wrong with a giant cheese
eight people you THE board. Nuts, dried fruits, tons of diff erent cheeses. ANTONIA is the
don’t often talk Cut some rosemary off the bush that I know you have. music supervisor
SUNNY
to. “It’s best to DEVITO: Go to a good Italian cheese store and for Ace Hotels.
ask about high- SIDE: have them cut up imported provolone in squares, These songs will
lights of their APPETIZERS and take an anchovy and put it on there. start you off. For the
year.” Vacations. OLSON: But don’t put anchovies over all the cheese. rest, head to Men’s
Movies. Books. Then people won’t come. Health on Spotify.

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