Hectic Host: In the Mood for Valentine’s Day.
Planning Valentine’s Day festivities can be a little hard for us to stomach, on the back of Christmas & New Year’s over-indulgences. Fortunately for us Hectic Hosts the key to this particular holiday is to keep it as simple as possible. You want to present light fare; which one can savour, rather than spending hours in the kitchen creating a borderline- banquet. Contrary to the old adage; no-one’s heart has yet been reached via their stomach and moreover you don’t want to add too many dirty dishes; allow yourself some morning-after-duvet-dwell-time. Just as important as the food, is the mood you create; you should aim for an evening which is beguiling in all senses of the word, and beguiling of all the senses. Follow our 5-step plan for the perfect romantic evening. Sound. Music is the single greatest mood maker, and although this sounds easy it is very easy to create entirely the wrong mix. Forget showcasing your forgotten 45s, you want a mellow mood; music you...