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In the Before Times, my good friend Amanda and I would split hosting responsibilities when it came to holiday parties. She had the Christmas festivities—roasting a big fish, making tons of pasta, and coordinating the secret Santa list—and I took on Friendsgiving.
I would make several trays of stuffing, roast chickens (my apologies, turkey), and tastefully arrange the bottles of wine everyone brought over in an ice bucket on my bar. I live in a small apartment that used to be crammed with people and food alike (again, major TBT), which meant there was no room for holiday decorations. But who even needs decorative gourds, cornucopias, or candles shaped like flightless birds when Estelle Colored Glass’s coupe and wine glasses are scattered across your table? (The answer is: no one.)
Stephanie Summerson Hall started Estelle Colored Glass as an homage to her grandmother Estelle’s love of antiquing and cooking. All of her pieces are hand-blown and vintage-inspired from warm orange wine glasses to blush pink cake stands. But I’m partial to the coupe glasses. I want to drink freezing cold dirty martinis and sparkly Champagne out of them, no matter the time of year or the number of people in my apartment.
Even if my kitchen isn’t crowded with friends this year—and even if my table isn’t covered in glasses of various colors and sizes—I’ll still be holding up my mint green coupe glass on FaceTime and toasting to the holidays.
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