Summer Soirée
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In the Hamptons, summer entertaining often veers toward excess — oversized arrangements, overcomplicated menus, performative abundance. But at Miranda Priestly’s home, it leans toward perfection. Her soirées are not loud; they are edited. Composed with the same discipline she applies to a cover layout, every detail feels deliberate rather than attempting to impress. Guests arrive to a muted palette created by crisp linens, blush-toned ranunculus and candles that flicker just enough to soften the evening without romanticizing it.
Ingredients:
45ml GREY GOOSE® Vodka
30ml ST-GERMAIN® Elderflower Liqueur
10ml Fresh Lemon Juice
45ml Brut Rosé
45ml Soda Water
Method:
1) Add GREY GOOSE® Vodka, ST-GERMAIN® and lemon juice to a wine glass with ice.
2) Top with soda water and Brut Rosé.
3) Garnish with edible flowers.
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The menu is deceptively restrained. Heirloom tomato carpaccio arrives first, layered with burrata, basil oil and a whisper of Maldon salt and plated in near monochrome, save for one intentional hint of green. Locally sourced lobsters follow, immaculately poached and served on cool porcelain platters that suggest effortlessness while signaling elegance. Seasonal vegetables are grilled simply and dressed in citrus and olive oil. Platters of jewel-toned summer berries are held back for dessert, paired with barely sweetened Chantilly cream sandwiched between flaky pastry that delivers texture and crunch.
At the bar, Miranda’s signature cocktail is the Groundbreaking Spring Spritz, an aperitif as bright and assured as its hostess. GREY GOOSE® Vodka mingles with elderflower liqueur and a precise squeeze of fresh lemon juice poured over ice in a generous wine glass. It’s crowned with chilled Brut Rosé and a lift of soda water to create a blush-toned sparkler that refreshes. A scattering of edible flowers drifts across the surface — delicate, deliberate and quietly striking.
Dessert is understated: classic strawberry shortcakes, espresso served strong and conversation that lingers as the sun slips low to say goodnight. Music is present but unobtrusive. The real soundtrack is the hum of conversation and the clink of crystal. In Miranda’s world, a summer soirée is not about spectacle. It is about restraint, elegance and the quiet confidence of knowing exactly what belongs ... and what does not.
