K.O. RINEARSON
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Raising T
The Bar By Lauren Hammack
he last couple of pages on the calendar devote themselves almost entirely to some celebration or another, and a good many of those fêtes merit the occasional adult beverage, raised in a glad toast. Some of the best celebrations take place right at home, requiring nothing more than a corkscrew and a gathering of family and friends. (Family and friends optional.) For those occasions, the finery of handsome barware and a barkeep’s best tools of the trade are the first measures of “raising the bar” for everyone’s enjoyment. This month, we’ve assembled everything you’ll need to get on with the festivities of the season. November is also a month dedicated to taking inventory of those people and blessings worth toasting in the first place. We wish you more of each in the holidays now upon us and throughout the new year ahead, so please enjoy responsibly. Or, at least peruse our “SideBar” for some Sobering Tips for the Tipsy. Then enjoy responsibly.
DETAILS | Raising the Bar, page 27 I’ll Drink to That Etched highball glass ($20) from Occasions in Norman, 217.8467, www.occasionspaper.com; ice bucket with tongs ($149), bar tools with stand ($129) from Red Chateau in Oklahoma City, 842.2262, www.redchateau.net
Red SChateau Home Accents with European Flair
Carafe Me Wine carafes ($77 each) from Bebe’s in Nichols Hills, 843.8431, www.shoppingbebes.com
9205 N. Penn Casady Square (405) 842-2262 www.redchateau.net
Hors d’Ouevres, Anyone? Serving tray and knife ($139 for the set) from Red Chateau in Oklahoma City, 842.2262, www.redchateau.net Chic Cold One Etched beer glass (set of four $68) and bottle opener ($20) from Occasions in Norman, 217.8467, www.occasionspaper.com Perfect Shot Crystal shot glasses ($16 each) from Rawhide in Oklahoma City, 236.4600 www.shoprawhide.com At Your Service Moose and elk picks and stands ($40 per set), from Rawhide in Oklahoma City, 236.4600, www.shoprawhide.com; stag horn bar tools (hors d’oeuvres tray $172.50, bottle opener $80, double jigger $92) from Sterling’s Home Décor and Gifts in Edmond, 844.7465, www. sterlingshomedecorandgifts.com; wine coaster and stopper ($95 for the set) from Bebe’s in Nichols Hills, 843.8431 www.shoppingbebes.com Cheers! Aluminum ice/champagne bucket and scoop ($119) and champagne flutes (set of six $68) from 1st Dibs in Edmond, 753.4466, www.1stdibsedmond.com; mother-of-pearl serving tray from Cunningham Interiors in Oklahoma City, 751.9051, http://cunninghamsokc.com
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