Nautical Bar

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With Seafair, Seattle’s annual summer festival, coming up… 

it’s the perfect time to sport a little nautical  entertaining vibe! Think: classic blue & white with

touches of red, silver & gold!   AND you don’t have to reinvent  the ship’s wheel, to give your entertaining efforts a

little nautical spin! Work with what you have!

With that in mind, I pulled together a simple, Nautical inspired bar.

 

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 It  all starts with bubbles  & a white linen, draped tray.

 My dear Southern Californina friend Jeanne Curtis,  tipped me off about

Chandon  champagne’s fun summer celebration bottle! {Love} The bottle alone, sets the nautical tone!

 

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Next ,I added those vintage gold rimmed champagne glasses I picked up at a tag sale, using some

of them for the bubbles and some of them for simple yet swanky finger food.

 

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Prawns, the perfect nautical fare! Especially, draped over vintage champagne glasses

and paired with two, simple yet delicious dips! One is

hot and spicy…the other is cool and herby!

 

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For the hot & spicy version, try ready-made cocktail sauce, dressed up with chopped jalapenos, 

lime juice and zest! Add cilantro too! So simple!

 

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For the cool take , try my greek yogurt and fresh tarragon dip…with tarragon just plucked from your kitchen garden.

Add fresh lemon juice, zest, a splash of pernod and salt & pepper…and done!

 

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Spoon the dips right into the glasses,

add some nautical inspired Ale, red & white straws and flowers,

vintage sheet music….

 

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and you’ve created an easy nautical vibe…in no time!

Cheers!

 

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MonicaHartBlue