Entertaining is more than just setting the table, it's about setting the mood. We've provided a list of food, music, and wine pairings to complement each Graf Lantz table set. Check out Domaine LA for more wine options and knowledge.
Set Your Mood
Set Your Mood
Entertaining is more than just setting the table, it's about setting the mood. We've provided a list of food, music, and wine pairings to complement each Graf Lantz table set. Check out Domaine LA for more wine options and knowledge.
The Midcentury Set
The Midcentury Set packs basics with a punch of color, perfect for a potluck gathering of friends or family, with just the right amount of eclectic charm. Complete the experience with some of our favorite additions:
The Midcentury Set
The Midcentury Set packs basics with a punch of color, perfect for a potluck gathering of friends or family, with just the right amount of eclectic charm. Complete the experience with some of our favorite additions:
The Food
“I don’t understand them” said Holger, for his first five years in America. “Why do people get so excited about eggs cut in half”, he pondered. Then one day he found a recipe that included the other great mystery, Miracle Whip. These days he is not allowed into house parties without a plate of them.
Here’s his recipe for Potluck Deviled Eggs:
Eggs (2 per person)
Miracle Whip
Dijon mustard (optional)
Salt
Pepper
- Bring water to boil, add the eggs, cover and boil for approx 10-12 minutes
- Remove eggs from water and immediately rinse with cold water or put in a bowl with ice water to cool
- Remove shells and cut eggs in half lengthwise
- Remove the yolk from each egg, put into a bowl and add Miracle Whip (approximately 2 teaspoons per egg). It is easiest to combine the yolks and Miracle Whip with a hand mixer but it can also be done with a fork (albeit clumpier)
- Add more Miracle Whip until desired consistency is reached. Season with salt and pepper. Optional - substitute part of Miracle Whip with Dijon mustard.
- Pipe mixture into eggs and they are ready to serve
- Decorate eggs with smoked paprika
The Wine
Class up your potluck with Domaine LA’s suggestion of Champagne. It wouldn't be a holiday spread if we didn't highlight some champagne or bubbles! It's perfect for any occasion and highlights the jovial time of year. Any Cremant would also do, which is a sparkling wine that is made like Champagne, but is not from the region of Champagne in France.
The Food
“I don’t understand them” said Holger, for his first five years in America. “Why do people get so excited about eggs cut in half”, he pondered. Then one day he found a recipe that included the other great mystery, Miracle Whip. These days he is not allowed into house parties without a plate of them.
Here’s his recipe for Potluck Deviled Eggs:
Eggs (2 per person)
Miracle Whip
Dijon mustard (optional)
Salt
Pepper
- Bring water to boil, add the eggs, cover and boil for approx 10-12 minutes
- Remove eggs from water and immediately rinse with cold water or put in a bowl with ice water to cool
- Remove shells and cut eggs in half lengthwise
- Remove the yolk from each egg, put into a bowl and add Miracle Whip (approximately 2 teaspoons per egg). It is easiest to combine the yolks and Miracle Whip with a hand mixer but it can also be done with a fork (albeit clumpier)
- Add more Miracle Whip until desired consistency is reached. Season with salt and pepper. Optional - substitute part of Miracle Whip with Dijon mustard.
- Pipe mixture into eggs and they are ready to serve
- Decorate eggs with smoked paprika
The Wine
Class up your potluck with Domaine LA’s suggestion of Champagne. It wouldn't be a holiday spread if we didn't highlight some champagne or bubbles! It's perfect for any occasion and highlights the jovial time of year. Any Cremant would also do, which is a sparkling wine that is made like Champagne, but is not from the region of Champagne in France.
The Noir Set
Our Noir Set will easily set a sleek, but super cozy scene for heartier comfort foods and features our new placemats in black. Complete the experience with some of our favorite additions:
The Noir Set
Our Noir Set will easily set a sleek, but super cozy scene for heartier comfort foods and features our new placemats in black. Complete the experience with some of our favorite additions:
The Food
This set was made for soups, and here at Graf Lantz, we’ve never met a soup we didn’t like. With fall upon us and the days getting darker, the glow of a delicious Pumpkin Soup set against the Noir set creates a beautiful contrast, commanding you to shed the coats and sweaters to warm up from the inside out.
Holger’s Pumpkin Soup (Austrian Style)
1 lb butternut squash peeled or Kabocha pumpkin unpeeled cut in 1" pieces
1 onion chopped
2 garlic cloves chopped
Slice of fresh ginger (optional)
2 cups vegetable or chicken broth
Salt, pepper, nutmeg
1/4 cup white wine
1/2 cup heavy cream
Optional toppings:
Roasted pumpkin seeds
Pumpkin seed oil
Croutons
- Put pumpkin, onion, garlic and ginger into a pot, add the stock and wine. Season with salt/pepper/nutmeg and let simmer on low heat for 25 minutes
- Slowly stir in the cream
- Puree the soup and let simmer for another 8 minutes
- Add toppings if desired and serve
The Wine
To pair with the cozy feeling of this set, Domaine LA suggests a Gamay. Pumpkin or Butternut Squash soups are already quite rich in texture, so we wouldn't want to add anything rich on top of that. Gamay provides all the right notes of tart red fruit, with great minerality that will complement any spices that get thrown into the soup.
The Music
A Roxy Music song Daniel has always loved, reimagined by Todd Terje delivers just the right balance of lighthearted fun and deep undertones.
The Food
This set was made for soups, and here at Graf Lantz, we’ve never met a soup we didn’t like. With fall upon us and the days getting darker, the glow of a delicious Pumpkin Soup set against the Noir set creates a beautiful contrast, commanding you to shed the coats and sweaters to warm up from the inside out.
Holger’s Pumpkin Soup (Austrian Style)
1 lb butternut squash peeled or Kabocha pumpkin unpeeled cut in 1" pieces
1 onion chopped
2 garlic cloves chopped
Slice of fresh ginger (optional)
2 cups vegetable or chicken broth
Salt, pepper, nutmeg
1/4 cup white wine
1/2 cup heavy cream
Optional toppings:
Roasted pumpkin seeds
Pumpkin seed oil
Croutons
- Put pumpkin, onion, garlic and ginger into a pot, add the stock and wine. Season with salt/pepper/nutmeg and let simmer on low heat for 25 minutes
- Slowly stir in the cream
- Puree the soup and let simmer for another 8 minutes
- Add toppings if desired and serve
The Wine
To pair with the cozy feeling of this set, Domaine LA suggests a Gamay. Pumpkin or Butternut Squash soups are already quite rich in texture, so we wouldn't want to add anything rich on top of that. Gamay provides all the right notes of tart red fruit, with great minerality that will complement any spices that get thrown into the soup.
The Music
A Roxy Music song Daniel has always loved, reimagined by Todd Terje delivers just the right balance of lighthearted fun and deep undertones.
The Ikebana Set
The Ikebana Set is a Graf Lantz staple where materials meld into art and simplicity is key. Our Round 12" Trivets moonlight as the perfect placemat, especially for a smaller table. Complete the experience with some of our favorite additions:
The Ikebana Set
The Ikebana Set is a Graf Lantz staple where materials meld into art and simplicity is key. Our Round 12" Trivets moonlight as the perfect placemat, especially for a smaller table. Complete the experience with some of our favorite additions:
The Food
The Ikebana Set inspires a vegetable-forward menu, and a favorite for Daniel is a simple Sesame Miso Dressing. White miso, sesame oil, sweet sake and a splash of dashi. Sometimes perfection is just that easy. On young greens, on laced cabbage, on steamed broccoli, on anything. Grace your greens and break out the chopsticks.
The Wine
As this setting is a little more about the wine than it is the food, it's nice to go with something that can pair with vegetables or just be consumed with lighter fare or more aperitif in style. Skin contact wine can go in a whole number of directions, from bright and fruit forward with great aromatics, to something more earthy and taninc.
The Music
This set is an ode to Daniel’s roots in Japan and California home, and what better to complement it than with a surf-rock style song from Japanese band Emiko & Kirisute Gomen?
The Food
The Ikebana Set inspires a vegetable-forward menu, and a favorite for Daniel is a simple Sesame Miso Dressing. White miso, sesame oil, sweet sake and a splash of dashi. Sometimes perfection is just that easy. On young greens, on laced cabbage, on steamed broccoli, on anything. Grace your greens and break out the chopsticks.
The Wine
As this setting is a little more about the wine than it is the food, it's nice to go with something that can pair with vegetables or just be consumed with lighter fare or more aperitif in style. Skin contact wine can go in a whole number of directions, from bright and fruit forward with great aromatics, to something more earthy and taninc.
The Music
This set is an ode to Daniel’s roots in Japan and California home, and what better to complement it than with a surf-rock style song from Japanese band Emiko & Kirisute Gomen?
The Glacier Set
The Glacier Set is an elegant combination of deep blues and wintery whites. A perfect spread for a dinner with class. Round out your evening with some of our favorite additions:
The Glacier Set
The Glacier Set is an elegant combination of deep blues and wintery whites. A perfect spread for a dinner with class. Round out your evening with some of our favorite additions:
The Food
Spice up your charcuterie board with Smoked Trout and Horseradish. When Daniel first traveled to Bavaria to meet Holger’s family, they ventured to the end of a narrow lake that butts up against a great granite cliff where the alps begin. Here he discovered the hut that only sells smoked trout from the lake and his charcuterie spread was never the same.
The Wine
Domaine LA suggests pairing with Combe Chenin Blanc. Chenin has beautiful acidity that matches well with the fattiness and richness of charcuterie. It has beautiful notes of apple skins and spicy tannins that work well.
The Music
Start your mix off with this favorite of Daniel’s by Massive Attack and inject some soulful warmth into the glacial look.
The Food
Spice up your charcuterie board with Smoked Trout and Horseradish. When Daniel first traveled to Bavaria to meet Holger’s family, they ventured to the end of a narrow lake that butts up against a great granite cliff where the alps begin. Here he discovered the hut that only sells smoked trout from the lake and his charcuterie spread was never the same.
The Wine
Domaine LA suggests pairing with Combe Chenin Blanc. Chenin has beautiful acidity that matches well with the fattiness and richness of charcuterie. It has beautiful notes of apple skins and spicy tannins that work well.
The Music
Start your mix off with this favorite of Daniel’s by Massive Attack and inject some soulful warmth into the glacial look.
Create Your Own Tablescape
The essential items you need to set the table this holiday.
Placemats
We recommend starting with a neutral base and adding color as you go.
Napkin Rings
A great way to add a pop of color or freshen up your everyday linens.
Coasters
Try one of our multi-pack sets to diversify your palette.
Trivets
Another way to add a bit of novelty and personality to your table.
Explore More Entertaining
The essential items you need to set the table this holiday.
Placemats
We recommend starting with a neutral base and adding color as you go.
Napkin Rings
A great way to add a pop of color or freshen up your everyday linens.