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My favorite idea for affordable bridal showers? Ladies' teas! See p. 186 in our January/February issue, now on newsstands, where I interview event planner Andrea Correale for budget-friendly advice on the kind of feminine, elegant gatherings that you and I have loved since we were little girls pouring make-believe tea into our dolls' teacups. Andrea's favorite cost-effective food? Deviled eggs. And serve chamomile or lavender teas...branch out into different flavors.

Caption: our tea party party settubg--a nice way to start the day!


The other day, I stopped at Alice's Tea Cup, a very sweet, chic little shop on Manhattan's Upper East Side, owned and operated by sisters Haley Fox and Lauren Fox. The sisters were celebrating the launch of their first book called, fittingly enough, "Alice's Tea Cup" from HarperCollins, which is, honestly, one of the nicest cookbooks I've seen in a long time. (Psst—a great Christmas gift for the cooks and bakers in your life.) At our breakfast, we sipped tea and sampled the goodies--a scone with ginger in it was a particularly piquant surprise.

Caption: an array of incredible wedding cakes