Katie Lee Biegel: Hosting a Great Party Starts with a Great Plan

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Host Mélanie Berliet talks with Food Network host and cookbook author Katie Lee Biegel about what goes into throwing the perfect dinner party, how her hosting habits have changed since becoming a mom, and what to keep around the house for impromptu get-togethers.

Katie Lee Biegel is a chef and co-host of The Food Network’s Emmy-nominated talk show The Kitchen. She also stars in What Would Katie Eat and the Cooking Channel’s Beach Bites with Katie Lee. She’s the author of several cookbooks, including It’s Not Complicated, which features easy-to-make recipes for daily life. Katie also co-founded Kind of Wild, a natural wine company focused on sustainability. She’s now raising a daughter in New York City with her husband Ryan.

Katie shares her tips on planning a fabulous dinner party that’ll make an impression on your family and friends without stressing you, the host, out.

Don’t bite off more than you can chew, so to speak. So don’t give yourself this unattainable idea of what your party’s gonna be like, with a menu that’s super complicated and takes a lot of time. And where you are in the kitchen, having to do it all at the last minute and plate it