The Table | Recipes & Elevated Western Hospitality by Deco Vaquero

the table

Al fresco table with black and white checkered tablecloth holding a bowl of blackberries, a cutting board with sliced baguette, blue cheese, olives, honeycomb, two Vesper martini cocktails with dried orange slices, bottles, and a floral arrangement in a vase.

Entertaining is not performance; It’s pace.
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Meals are arranged with intention —rooms considered, light softened, time allowed to stretch.
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We cook to slow things down.
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...We set the table to make it beautiful.

Symmetrical decorative gold line design with geometric shapes and sharp angles.

Several glasses of aperol spritz cocktails with ice and garnished with small white flowers on a wooden table.

Aprés in the Sun

Cast iron skillet on a grill with sliced red onions, orange bell peppers, and herbs cooking beside four pieces of bread on a flat grill pan.

snow, smoke and cast iron

Square cake topped with white frosting, sliced strawberries, and edible purple and yellow flowers on a gray plate over a beige and white checkered cloth.

spring at the table

Outdoor dining table with a beige and white checkered tablecloth, set with gray plates, utensils on folded napkins, glassware, and a vase of green foliage centerpiece.

the art of the weekend dinner party

Glass of brown cocktail with a toasted marshmallow garnish on a rustic wooden bench in front of a lit stone fireplace.

dinner by the fire

Four people outdoors around a fire pit with a grill, cooking and socializing in a wooded area with pine trees and grassy ground.

Summer evenings at the table

Wooden board with walnuts, round white soft cheese, and wedge of blue cheese alongside a jar of honey and honey dipper, with crackers in a black bowl nearby on a wooden table.

the mountain pantry