A Cinco de Mayo Party with Baccarat and Casa Dragones
I hope you all had a festive and enjoyable Cinco de Mayo!
Yesterday, I hosted a lovely Cinco de Mayo party here at my Bedford, New York farm. The event celebrated my exciting partnership with Baccarat. Together, we created a timeless Collection of exquisite crystal pieces including goblets, tumblers, a pitcher, and an ice bucket. To toast the launch of this new line, we worked with Casa Dragones tequila to offer more than 20 media professionals and influencers my delicious "Martha-ritas." My friend, Chef Pierre Schaedelin of PS Tailored Events and I planned a tasty menu of bites including tacos, quesadillas, and tamales. We also set a buffet table of chips, salsa, and guacamole using Martha Stewart products from Martha.com. It was a fun time for everyone.
Enjoy these photos.
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- It was such a nice day for our Cinco de Mayo celebration. Here I am poolside under my pergola making pomegranate “Martha-ritas” with Casa Dragones Blanco tequila. These delicious cocktails were made in my Margaritaville Frozen Drink Machine.
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- I hosted the event to celebrate my partnership with Baccarat and my new collection of fine crystal glassware. Some of the fun decor included these pool floats.
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- We added some by my pool. On the right are old staddle stones originally used in the 17th and 18th centuries as support bases for granaries, hayricks, and game larders. These look like giant stone mushrooms, but square in shape.
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- We decorated my new pool pavilion with banners in fun red and blue colors. My new yew table was made by master artisan Peter Billow, owner of Peter H. Billow Fine Woodworking in Brooklyn, New York. The yew wood is from an old tree we cut down at my former East Hampton home.
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- On the table – bowls of homemade tortilla chips, salsas, and guacamole for guests to enjoy. Look for these outdoor bowls on Martha.com soon.
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- Rattan placemats and flatware caddies are also available at Martha.com.
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- I also made my classic guacamole for everyone – avocado, lime juice, onion, jalapeños, fresh cilantro, cherry tomatoes, salt, pepper, and chopped hard boiled eggs from my chickens. Find the recipe on Martha.com.
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- Here is Chef Pierre with his sous chefs Lazaro and Moises – all from PS Tailored Events. They’re standing behind my Arteflame Classic grill – it’s made of half-inch carbon steel and corten “weathering” steel with a cooktop that heats from the center out. And look, as a finishing touch, Arteflame carved out my name on top.
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- Chef Pierre made delicious tacos on my grill – beef, chicken, and seafood.
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- Here they are ready to serve to our guests.
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- We also had tamales made by my longtime housekeeper in East Hampton, Esperanza. A tamale is made of masa, a dough made from corn, which is steamed in a corn husk. Tamales can be filled with meats, cheeses, vegetables, herbs, and chilies.
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- All the “Martha-ritas” were served in my new Baccarat goblets rimmed with pink Himalayan salt. These goblets were inspired by Baccarat “Nancy” glassware I found at Skylands, my home in Maine. I updated and modernized the design for my Collection.
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- Pomegranate “Martha-ritas” could not be made fast enough – everyone loved them. It’s made with 2 cups Casa Dragones Blanco, 2 cups fresh lime juice, 1/2 cup Triple Sec, 1/2 cup pomegranate concentrate from our friends at POM Wonderful, ice cubes, pomegranate seeds and a lime wedge to garnish. This recipe is also on Martha.com.
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- Casa Dragones partnered with us to create this fun event. Here, one can see the crossing horizontal and vertical lines that form a jewel-like decoration on the Baccarat goblets.
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- Here I am with our own SVP director of food development, Thomas Joseph.
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- Here’s Moises busy at the grill making tacos.
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- Bites were served throughout the event – there were no leftovers.
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- I had pinatas specially made for our party shaped in Casa Dragones boxes and this bottle. I also had one shaped as a goblet.
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- My Baccarat Collection also includes a pitcher and tumblers.
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- After our remarks, Baccarat North America President and CEO, Jim Shreve, tried his hand at opening one of the piñatas… blind folded of course.
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- Baccarat SVP Marketing, Ward Simmons, also took a turn. All the piñatas were filled with mini packs of Martha Stewart CBD gummies.
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- And all our guests went home with a gift bag of wonderful items including my Baccarat goblets, Casa Dragones Blanco tequila, and a Martha Stewart citrus press from Martha.com. It was a wonderful and very successful event!
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