I’D NEVER THOUGHT about hosting an outdoor dinner party in autumn. This year, however, outdoors is pretty much the only place to gather a small pod of friends for a meal. So I dreamed up a warming multicourse menu that doesn’t depend on the need to man a grill (too summery) or hover over the stove inside (too lonely) or heat lamps or fire pits (of which I have neither). And I wanted to avoid any obligation to share serving utensils (a safety protocol), which means plating individually, in the kitchen. I’d need to serve a fairly...

Source: Wall Street Journal October 09, 2020 17:48 UTC