How can we host the perfect dinner party? It can at times feel a little daunting when we say “We’re going to host the next dinner party” to friends and family, but with the right appliances and a little bit of planning, you can pull off an unforgettable evening and your mind will be put at ease. Just think of hosting in that perfectly proportioned handmade kitchen!
Sub-Zero & Wolf offer a range of beautifully designed appliances that have been created with practicality in mind. It’s the simple things that can make all the difference when entertaining, so here are some tips on how to host the perfect dinner party and how each of the Sub-Zero & Wolf range of appliances can help.
This luxury brand is known for its high-quality, luxury kitchen appliances, which we have had the pleasure of working with for many years, and we know these appliances can make your party preparations and cooking more efficient and enjoyable. We have hosted a lot over the years!
Hosting a Dinner Party at a Glance
The key to hosting well is doing as much as possible before your guests arrive. Plan a menu around dietary requirements and choose dishes that can be prepared ahead, use an oven with multiple cooking modes so several dishes can run at once, and keep everything at temperature in a warming drawer while you finish the rest. Set the atmosphere with dimmable lighting or candles, keep drinks and ice within easy reach, and finish with coffee. At Handmade Kitchen Company we design bespoke kitchens around Sub-Zero & Wolf appliances so entertaining is effortless.
Plan in advance with your menu choices
Plan in advance with your menu, this is the first step in hosting a successful dinner party. Consider all dietary requirements and preferences of your guests, and choose dishes that can be prepared in advance so you can join in! Let’s face it, you don’t want to be stuck in the kitchen for hours rather than being a host to your guests.
A Sub-Zero & Wolf oven such as the M Series Transitional Double Oven features ten precision cooking modes, allowing you to prepare multiple dishes at once, ensuring that each is perfectly cooked.
The Gourmet feature found on this and other Wolf cooker ranges is precise and intuitive, offering presets that automatically control your cooking. This allows you to prepare and cook your signature dishes quickly and with ease.
Keep food warm by using warming drawers
The warming drawer is a great addition to any dinner party, allowing you to keep your food warm while you finish preparing other dishes. There are many to choose from that can be customised to suit your specific needs. Each one has multiple uses that can preserve the temperature of food, warm crockery or prove bread.
Easy to clean and a versatile addition to your kitchen, this is the perfect accessory for those who enjoy entertaining intimate dinner parties or large gatherings.
Create the perfect atmosphere with lighting
The correct lighting is important in creating the perfect atmosphere for your dinner party. Opt for dimmer switches to dim the lights or use candles to create a warm, inviting ambience. Sub-Zero & Wolf appliances are built with a sleek design and each one complements the intimate setting of a dinner party perfectly, with lighting that has a subtle warm glow which adds to the mood.
Serve drinks throughout the party in style
The Sub-Zero & Wolf Side-by-Side Refrigerator and Freezer offers plenty of ice on hand for cocktails, as it features an internal ice and water dispenser. If you are looking for something that houses your collection of wine, a Sub-Zero & Wolf built-in wine refrigerator is the perfect choice. Store the bottles at the correct temperature and add the wine fridge to your Sub-Zero & Wolf collection!
Available in several sizes, their wine storage offers two individually controlled storage zones while the UV-resistant bronze-tinted glass prevents light exposure. Sub-Zero & Wolf wine storage is the perfect way to store your wines in style.
For keeping an opened bottle at its serving temperature on the island itself, a Kaelo is worth considering alongside your wine storage.
Finish your meal with after-dinner treats
Fancy a coffee with an after-dinner treat? Sub-Zero & Wolf’s coffee system is another great appliance to consider when hosting the perfect dinner party. Serving delicious coffee at the optimum temperature, while having a wide range of coffee options, allows your guests to choose their preferences. And, because it’s easy to clean and maintain, it’s an appliance that you’ll be happy to use time and time again.
Dinner Party Hosting FAQs
How do you host a dinner party without being stuck in the kitchen?
Preparation is everything. Choose dishes that can be made ahead, use an oven with multiple cooking modes so several things cook at once, and hold finished dishes in a warming drawer. That way the cooking is largely done before guests arrive and you can actually enjoy the evening.
What does a warming drawer do?
A warming drawer holds cooked food at temperature while you finish the rest of the meal, so nothing goes cold between courses. It can also warm plates and crockery before serving and prove bread dough, which makes it far more useful than its name suggests.
What is Gourmet mode on a Wolf oven?
Gourmet is a menu of presets on Wolf M Series ovens that automatically controls the cooking for commonly prepared dishes, managing the mode, temperature and timing for you. It sits alongside the oven’s ten precision cooking modes.
What is the best way to store wine for entertaining?
A built-in wine refrigerator keeps bottles at the correct serving temperature, with two individually controlled zones so reds and whites can be stored side by side, and UV-resistant tinted glass to prevent light exposure. For a bottle already opened, an in-worktop cooler keeps it at temperature on the island.
Where does Handmade Kitchen Company design kitchens for entertaining?
We design and hand-build bespoke kitchens with integrated Sub-Zero & Wolf appliances from our workshop in Essex, for clients across Essex, Hertfordshire and North London.
The results of a perfect dinner party can be spectacular if you plan and choose the right appliances. Sub-Zero & Wolf offer a range of appliances that can help you prepare and serve with ease so that you can get on with hosting an unforgettable evening that your guests will remember for years to come and will want to come again and again.
For more on the range, see our Sub-Zero & Wolf buying guide, or contact us today to talk through designing a kitchen built for entertaining.
