You are the life of the party:  The home entertaining coverage I’ve created is beautifully balanced on the line between eye-popping aspiration (who wouldn't want to serve her dinner guests a menu handcrafted by Jean-George Vongerichten?) and completely achievable. (Drop a croquet lawn into your Chicago apartment gangway? Not as hard as you might think.) The secret that turns readers into armchair guests and real-world hosts is the carefully cultivated mix of inspiration and concrete, actionable ideas.