Setting the Table with Carolyne Roehm in Charleston

[Music] [Applause] [Music] that's all right well you know blue and white of course is obviously a very important part of my life and of course since you know it's so bright and sunny down here well I think blue and white Works any place but particularly out here uh where I've got all the blue and white this is all very simple uh again my Trader Joe's uh flowers do you have any like strong feelings about what goes where and how or are you much more casual about that know I I have a formula I have folded napkins the same way for 35 years so that's interesting so you fold it show me [Music] again and like that for me this is a kind of relaxed setting and everything but then I have some other beautiful blue and white plates and so I would use a more formal napkin for that whereas this is more playful and outdoorsy in my mind but I have like they're like the chairs yes and the same lady does them for me um in Connecticut you know there are all different types of table settings but the kind of the classic idea is that one always Begins the furthest away with the thing that will be served first and then you eat in so your flat wear my chilled suit first then my main course I'm not putting my my dessert up there U spoon and and and Fork just yet but that's always been the the rule are you still collecting like do you keep finding new patterns and things that you love I keep saying you know I'm to plates what melum Marcos was to shoes I I can't leave it alone I mean I love I love taable toop uh you know in France they always have these and now it's just finally come to America these miniature plants and I love them and I like the way so they're kind of like a little present for each you're right they're almost like a little floral place card yeah and I love how they kind of echo this which is the the star of the show this Echoes that and there you have it I can't okay this was like less than 5 minutes look how amazing this table looks well thank you much to my staff and it helps me also I've become addicted to paper now you know I've never used paper napping in my life Pap napkins I love them so I use this in the shy room for cocktails so I don't have to all those bloody little cocktail napkin people have giving me those cocktail cloth napkins I have never even monogrammed I've never used them once drawer full of them but these yes I love these and the bird yes okay I'm with you now down here you've got I am addicted to these in s runs in my family it practically gallops I think this it's so funny trust me You Can Dance that's my favorite I love [Music] it

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Length: 3min 48sec (228 seconds)

Published: Mon May 15 2017