This post on Outdoor Entertaining and Dining brought to you by Kohl’s and Bobby Flay; all opinions are my own.
Spring and summer. How I love those two seasons. I think I start looking forward to them the minute the weather turns cold and dark here in Seattle. We have so few really great weather days that when we do, we like to take advantage of them. We love outdoor entertaining and that usually means dining on the deck as often as possible because everything tastes better outside – I swear! But when it’s raining and cold, it’s time to bring the party inside!
Bobby Flay, the king of BBQ, has designed some colorful new outdoor entertaining dinnerware that’s both functional, beautiful, and safe around the pool, on the deck, or in the picnic basket! His spring/summer 2014 collection includes mix-and-match pieces in red, yellow, and aqua. The pieces are acrylic or melamine for durability. They’re lightweight, nearly unbreakable, and made to coordinate with so many other pieces in his line.
Outdoor Entertaining and Dining: Affordable Dinnerware by Bobby Flay
I received a few pieces of this affordable new outdoor entertaining and dining line by Bobby Flay and carried by Kohl’s. I planned to use the outside but when the weather refused to cooperated, instead of scraping the Margarita party, I just moved it inside!
I started with a red table cloth and then covered that with a teal and lime throw (if it looks familiar, it should! It was part of my living room update). I kept layering plats, salad plates, flowers, candles, and more until the table felt festive.
As the rain fell outside, we enjoyed virgin Margaritas (I used my favorite organic Margarita mix made with Agave and mixed it 1-to-1 with soda water and added ice and limes – it’s an amazing limeade but you could also add alcohol) in the large acrylic pitcher.
We snacked on tortilla chips and salsa which I’d placed on the enormous medallion serving platter with salsa served aqua dip bowl.
We shared a salad for the starter on the rectangular serving tray and sipped our drinks out of the generously sized margarita glasses while our Tostada Casserole baked in the oven. The dishes were as bright and fun as any Mexican Cantina I’ve been to.
Granted, they weren’t the quality ceramics they use south of the border, but they were easy to wash and store and will be used again many times over the spring and summer. They’re a colorful addition to my stockpile of special occasion and specialty dinnerware that we’ll enjoy for years.
What colorful additions have you added to your outdoor entertaining now that spring is here? Check out the Bobby Flay pieces, maybe they’re right for you, too and they’re on sale at Kohl’s!
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I love the red pitcher. Very cute. I need to get new tablecloths too
It is cute! I love that it’s just the rim and not the whole pitcher. I like the color of the drink to show through.
This is the first I am seeing this line. It’s beautiful!
WOW, I love the set-up you have. It’s gorgeous and very festive for Spring. I want these.
Great dinner wear! So glad we’ve reached that time of year again.
I didn’t know part of his line had this kind of flair. I love it!
Those pictures look fabulous! I love the dishware and would love to go to any party that looked like that. 🙂
I love love love those plates and servingware! How perfect are they for summer entertaining?
Wow, those dishes are so beautiful! I am going to have to go shopping at Kohl’s, it’s time for a redo of our kitchen stuff!
I love those colorful plates. Those would make any summer table look pulled together and decorated without much effort at all.
Oh my goodness, I adore these idea! What gorgeous things, I must have them!
that’s the colors of my fiestaware i use for everyday dishes. i LOVE the colors. i also crush on bobby flay so i’d want these anyway 😉
Oh my heart, I am in love with those new dinnerware designs! So bright and perfect for Summer entertaining!
LOVE the colors! So bright and fun for summer!
Love all the colors and patterns!! Really great for spring and summer entertaining by the grill!
I love all the bright bold colors! Beautiful
I would love to try out some of Bobby Flay’s new outdoor entertaining dishes. I think they would be perfect for grilling!
I love the pattern and colors! This just screams summer entertaining to me!
LOVE Bobby Flay! I like this pattern, looks very festive!
I am loving all those fun colors, and like that they are good for outdoor use and nice enough for indoors.
oh my gosh how adorable is that table set?!
LOVE that pitcher, Those are really fun pieces!
I love the plates and would love to pick these up!
I absolutely ADORE the pieces you received and the tablescape you created-it’s so colorful and festive there’s nothing you can do BUT smile and be happy when looking at it! 🙂
Now that is some festive dinnerware for entertaining! Looks like it pairs nicely together!!
I love everything you shared here and would love the dishes!
What beautiful and festive dishes. I would love this set!
What gorgeous colors. I love the dinnerware!
That all looks soooooo fantastic! We don’t have a yard, but one day….we will! Love these ideas!
Great post! Just in time for Cinco De Mayo- we love having a party and these are just what we will need!
I absolutely love the colours!! We need something new for this summer and this is exactly what I’m looking for – I’ll be checking this out. Thanks!
These are so pretty. I think that they are perfect for those of us that live in Texas since it’s such a pretty design. I also love these for Cinco de Mayo!
I love Bobby Flay but didn’t know he had a dinnerware line. I love these dishes, so bright for summer!
Those plates are so bright, I love them!! And now am craving Mexican food!