Whatever you decide in regards to serving alcohol at your event or party is up to you. Be certain to discuss all the beverage details with the caterer or catering service beforehand.
It has been said that cocktail parties were birthed as a result of prohibition in the 1920’s when people turned from bars to in home entertaining and drinking gin straight from the bathtub.
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Hundreds of people have been sickened in a salmonella outbreak linked to eggs in three states - including California - and possibly more, and health officials on Wednesday dramatically expanded a recall to 380 million eggs, the equivalent of nearly 32 million dozen-egg cartons. No deaths have been reported, but California alone has reported 266 illnesses since June.
The e-mail from a colleague came Tuesday afternoon, when I was hunkered down in front of my computer at the Seattle Times office: "On the Fly opened its door today. Just strolled down there to check it out. You should, too." A half hour later I was on the fly myself, strolling down street to check out the new Flying Fish's take-out adjunct, as directed.
The sun was shining on the sea (and nearby Shilshole Bay) when I made the acquaintance Renee Erickson's new oyster bar, the Walrus and the Carpenter. The sun was also shining through the patio doors, casting a golden glow on the zinc bar (the province of co-owner Jeremy Price), on smiling patrons supping on seafood (among other prettily arranged small-plates) and on Renee herself, who has plenty of reason to smile these days.