VideoA table of meringues, jellies and other sweets at a party hosted by Melissa Ventosa Martin, the founder of the online marketplace Old Stone Trade, and Patricia Voto, the designer and founder of the womenswear line One Of.CreditCredit...By Melody MelamedA Holiday Celebration That Channeled the Gilded Age

The Old Stone Trade founder Melissa Ventosa Martin and the One Of designer Patricia Voto took inspiration from old New York to fete their evening-wear collaboration.

ImageFor a Japanese New Year’s Day meal at the Oakland, Calif., home of the chef Sylvan Mishima Brackett and the publisher Jenny Wapner, Brackett and his mother, Toshiko Brackett, prepared 12 dishes featuring ingredients said to ensure good luck and good health in the coming year.Credit...Philip CheungImageGuests Virginia Haruna Vaughn, left, and Austin Long, center, along with Brackett, right, toast the New Year with Japanese sake from Shirataki Brewery.Credit...Philip CheungA Japanese New Year’s Feast, by Way of California

Sylvan Mishima Brackett, the chef-owner of the San Francisco restaurant Rintaro, hosted family and friends for an intimate meal to start the year.

VideoA family-style dinner hosted by Malene Malling, the founder of the women’s wear label La Bagatelle, in her studio, a former delicatessen in Copenhagen’s Frederiksberg neighborhood.CreditCredit...By Charlotte de la FuenteA Danish Designer’s Candlelit Anniversary Dinner

Malene Malling arranged a relaxed gathering at her studio celebrating the founding of her fashion label, La Bagatelle.

dpd777ImageOn the kitchen counter at the New York apartment of Robin Standefer and Stephen Alesch, poached pears and assorted desserts by the chef Marie-Aude Rose served on stands by Tomoko Sakai (left) and footed platters by Yukiko Wada (right), both for Bloesem Haus.Credit...David ChowA Cocktail Party With Solid Ice Champagne Buckets and Ornamental Bugs

The designers Robin Standefer and Stephen Alesch are known for their detail-oriented approach,66jogo which they also apply to a headier version of happy hour.

ImageAt Lorna Simpson’s Los Angeles home, from left: Christina Quarles, Erica Chidi (seen from behind), Vatana Shaw, Alexandro Segade, Sandra Jackson-Dumont and Kellie Jones.ImageThe dinner buffet, including cream biscuits (top left).A Buffet-Style Los Angeles Dinner Party for Artists and Creatives

The evening at Lorna Simpson’s home gave the visual artist a chance to connect with her guests outside of formal industry events.

ImageFor chef Margot Henderson’s winter lunch at the Three Horseshoes in the English village of Batcombe, bunches of flowering holly, old man’s beard, rowan berries and sloe berries were foraged from the gardens and arranged in vases along the table.Credit...Sandra MickiewiczIn Somerset, a Proper British Pub Lunch With the Perfect Winter Dessert

The chef Margot Henderson gathered friends for a meal at the Three Horseshoes.

ImageOn a Monday in March, the fashion designer Busayo Olupona gathered her friends at the restaurant Dept of Culture, which is in a former barbershop in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn.Credit...Shina PengNigerian Food and Fashion Came Together at This Dinner Party in Brooklyn

The designer Busayo Olupona celebrated 10 years of her business with pepper soup and good friends at the restaurant Dept of Culture.

ImageFor Saskia Dijkstra’s celebratory dinner in Amsterdam’s canal district, food was served on mismatched vintage crockery.Credit...Jeremy MeekIn Amsterdam, a Mostly Vegan, All Cashmere Feast

Hosted by Saskia Dijkstra, the founder of the knitwear brand Extreme Cashmere, the dinner was an office holiday party with a twist.

ImageIn the kitchen of Suzie de Rohan Willner’s Wallingford, England, home, guests congregated for mulled wine and sausage rolls.Credit...Phil HewittImageThe sausage rolls were served with mustard and alongside hummus and sesame crackers.Credit...Phil HewittA Lunch Where Craft Was Front and Center

At her home in Oxfordshire, Suzie de Rohan Willner, the head of the brand Toast333beijo777, gave a party and shared her tips for thoughtful entertaining.