REVEL

The art of entertaining starts long before your guests arrive. Revel is chef, food stylist, and housewares designer Mariana Velásquez playbook for setting up a headache-free affair. Her starting place is always the why—why are you inviting people over? This answer becomes your north star, guiding you through planning from what mood you’d like to set to how many people to invite. Since no gathering is complete without food, Mariana provides fifteen tried-and-true menus for any type of event. Organized by time of day, each menu is accompanied by a detailed plan and set up, where Mariana pulls from her countless hours of hosting experience to suggest her preferred order to buy and prep as well as how she sets up the space to create the tone she envisions for the affair. You’ll have recipes for Morning Rituals like a Cardamom Labneh with Lemon Verbena Poached Rhubarb for breakfast in bed. A Fragrant Soupy Salmon Rice with Chorizo and Citrus Pork Belly and Radicchio Salad grace the table for a fun pink-hued sit-