Eight Essentials To Keep Your Dinner Party Guests Cool This Summer

Design: Ella Witchell

Design: Ella Witchell ·Photo: Courtesy of e&s Trading

When it hits 30 degrees you’ll need more than just plates and cutlery to pull off the perfect dinner party. In partnership with e&s, we’ve rounded up everything you might need to keep your guests from breaking a sweat, from a retro bar fridge to a barbeque.

Summer is just around the corner, which means sunset dinners, snacks and cocktails in the garden. If you love to host it’s worth investing in a few essentials to keep your guests comfortable in the heat and your drinks ice cold.
From stylish fridges to colourful wine coolers and umbrellas, here’s what you need to have on hand this summer.

A bar fridge

Outdoor dinner party? You’ll need a bar fridge – ideally within arm’s reach of the table – stocked with beer, wine and several bottles of San Pellegrino. The prettiest one on the market is Smeg’s pastel green bar fridge from the brand’s FAB refrigeration range. Inspired by the ’50s, it’s a nostalgic pastel green and has retro curved edges that add both vintage charm and functionality to your outdoor setup. And it makes for a cute conversation starter, too.

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A bigger fridge for everything else

The bigger the better; the last thing you want to be doing before a dinner party is trying to pile all your food into a tiny fridge.
Just in time for summer, now’s the best time to replace your old fridge. If you’re looking for a functional and budget-friendly option, check out Haier’s sleek, black French door fridge. A step up might be Fisher & Paykel’s Integrated French Door Fridge, which is designed to seamlessly blend into your kitchen cabinetry and adapts to your usage to maintain optimal temperatures. It pairs nicely with Fisher & Paykel’s Cool Drawers, which also look like they’re part of the cabinetry. And for something that’ll really impress, there’s the LG MoodUP Quad Door Fridge. This feels more like a feature piece of furniture than a fridge. It has colour-changing LED panels so you can match its look with your party theme and decor; a bluetooth speaker that lets you crank up the tunes sright from the fridge; and a glass panel you can knock on to see inside (and know if you need to stock up on more food and drinks).

A wine fridge

Here’s one more fridge worth investing in for summer. Impress your friends and keep up with the most serious of wine lovers with Asko’s Wine Climate Cabinet. It uses impressive technology to ensure optimal temperatures and conditions for your vino. The fridge holds 190 bottles and features three climate zones – great for hosting and preserving your wine collection.

A barbeque

Every summer party is made better with a barbeque. They make cooking for a crowd easy, and you can socialise while you’ve got meats and veggies on the grill. They can be expensive (top-of-the-line barbeques cost more than $20K) but the Sirius Drop-In BBQ sits comfortably between the most affordable options and the more high-end ones. An entertainer’s dream, it has stainless steel burners, a rotisserie and built-in thermostat for effortless cooking for a crowd – whether you’re looking to grill, roast or sit back and relax as your meal is made.

Accessories, accessories, accessories

With dinner and drinks taken care of, shift your focus to the accessories that will keep everyone cool, happy and, of course, drinking and eating.
If you’re hosting outside, you can’t go wrong with an outdoor umbrella. Whether it’s sunny or drizzling your guests can enjoy the outdoors. Another item for hosting outdoors is a wine cooler. Perfect for keeping your wine ice-cold throughout the night.
Of course, no table is complete without fun and colourful accessories. Stock up on new wine glasses, cutlery and dishes so your guests talk about your tablescape long after the night is over.

This article is produced by Broadsheet in partnership with e&s.

Produced by Broadsheet in partnership with e&s Trading.

Produced by Broadsheet in partnership with e&s Trading.
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