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HOLIDAY ENTERTAINING
Such artful opulence requires planning, adjusting and periodic refreshing. It’s time consuming, too. Cosgrove starts unpacking her decorations in mid-October, completing her tableau around Thanksgiving. “If it’s your passion, it isn’t a lot of work,” she says. “There’s nothing I enjoy more than knocking myself out for my wonderful friends.”
Making New Traditions
Cosgrove finds inspiration in overcoming obstacles. At the height of the COVID pandemic, she came up with the idea of serving individual charcuterie courses on miniature cutting boards. It was such a hit with guests, she’s making it a regular thing.
A self-serve bar is set up on a buffet. Cosgrove’s recipe for Pimm’s Cup—also a favorite at Winterthur’s Point-to-Point—is displayed among the bottles and barware. Champagne is served in flutes introduced in Waterford’s Millennium series with the aptly named Happiness pattern.
The Waterford shot glasses that started it all are on the dessert table. Ruby crystal cordial glasses are lined up with plates and serving forks.
“I saw them on eBay, and the person who listed them said they belonged her uncle who was downsizing,” says Cosgrove. “He wanted to make sure they went to a good home.”
At the height of the COVID pandemic, Cosgrove came
up with the idea of serving individual charcuterie courses on miniature cutting boards. It was such a hit with guests, she’s making it a tradition.
Every day for weeks, the seller walked past Michael C. Fina, the iconic jewelry and gift store in Manhattan, and admired the glasses, contemplating the price of such finery. One day, he cast aside caution and bought them. Forty years later, he decided to sell them to Cosgrove. “There’s always a story, whether it’s yours or someone else’s—and I’m happy to continue the tradition,” she says. “It warms my heart.” TH
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