Low-Key Dinner Party with Camille Styles

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A Low-Key Dinner Party with Camille Styles

May 21st, 2018
When inviting a few friends over for wine and dinner, you don't necessarily have time to pull off something overly elaborate because work, family and life can get in the way of planning a 5-course dinner. However, with the warm season upon us and plenty of produce that doesn't need a lot of work to choose from, a low-key dinner party in the backyard with the right wine and company can be an absolute breeze. Grilled octopus at a low-key dinner party by Camille Styles Brand ambassador and entertaining guru, Camille Styles, shows us just how easy it is to have a few friends over for a low-key dinner party with a few tips:
  1. Create a cozy area for conversation
  2. Forage for décor in your own backyard
  3. Move a table and folding chairs to an unexpected place to shake things up
  4. Wine pairings to elevate even the simplest menu
  5. Make the menu interactive
  6. Take things slow
Head over to her blog for all the details plus recipes from her dinner menu including burrata with pesto and figs, simple market green salad with fennel, berries and herbs, and grilled octopus.
Cozy area for conversation at a low-key dinner party by Camille Styles

A cozy area for conversation including outdoor lounge furniture, pillows and throws.

 
Jasmine from the backyard as accent décor for a low-key dinner party by Camille Styles

Jasmine from the backyard as accent décor.

 
Folding table and chairs in a charming area of the backyard for a low-key dinner party by Camille Styles

Folding table and chairs in a charming area of the backyard.

 
Chardonnay paired with a burrata dish as a start at a low-key dinner party by Camille Styles

Monterey Chardonnay paired with burrata with pesto, figs and grilled bread

 
Simple market green salad with fennel, berries and herbs at a low-key dinner party by Camille Styles

Simple market green salad with fennel, berries and herbs

 
Grilled octopus at a low-key dinner party by Camille Styles

Grilled octopus over greens with red onions, lemons and olives

  Low-key dinner party by Camille Styles   Photos by Kristen Kilpatrick.