Table Talk

Intentional Clutter: Design's Oldest "New" Trend
Intentional Clutter: Design's Oldest "New" Trend
|Keith Meacham
"Intentional Clutter" was deemed one of 2025's biggest design trends. But is it really a trend? Read more...
Adventures and Misadventures in Entertaining
Adventures and Misadventures in Entertaining
|Keith Meacham
I grew up in Mississippi, where entertaining at home was a point of pride for almost every woman I knew. Since there wasn’t much to do there and nowhere to... Read more...
A Southern Good-Luck Supper for New Year's Day
A Southern Good-Luck Supper for New Year's Day
|Keith Meacham
Black-eyed peas aren't the only good-luck dish for the new year. Read more...
Chicken Sauce Piquante, Fall's Perfect Recipe
Chicken Sauce Piquante, Fall's Perfect Recipe
|Keith Meacham
Every year when there's the first hint of a nip in the air, I love to pull out my copper stewpot and to get cooking. I'll confess to being a... Read more...
Mary Mack's Wild Blackberry Cobbler
Mary Mack's Wild Blackberry Cobbler
|Keith Meacham
Melt-in-your mouth blackberry cobbler for summer weekends. Read more...
A Travel Guide to Normandy
A Travel Guide to Normandy
|Keith Meacham
Visit Normandy with my family and me as we celebrate the 80th anniversary of D-Day and experience the heartbreak and heritage of this beautiful region of France Read more...
Award-Winning Lemon Chess Pie
Award-Winning Lemon Chess Pie
|Keith Meacham
This delicious lemon chess pie is the perfect coda to a spring luncheon or a heavy winter dinner. Read more...
A Weekend in the Big Easy
A Weekend in the Big Easy
|Keith Meacham
“America has only three cities,” Tennessee Williams was rumored to have declared in the midst of writing A Streetcar Named Desire. “New York, San Francisco and New Orleans. Everywhere else... Read more...
Bookshelf Wealth Gone Bad: Debunking the Latest Tik-Tok Trend
Bookshelf Wealth Gone Bad: Debunking the Latest Tik-Tok Trend
|Keith Meacham
I may be the last to have learned about the Tik Tok decorating trend known as “bookshelf wealth” - a design aesthetic centered on shelves of haphazardly placed books and... Read more...
Keith's Paris City Guide: Day 3
Keith's Paris City Guide: Day 3
|Keith Meacham
A Day on the Right Bank. Head for the Palais Royal for shopping and if you’re really in the mood for an iconic meal, reserve lunch at Le Grand Vefour, Paris’... Read more...
Keith's Paris City Guide: Day 2
Keith's Paris City Guide: Day 2
|Keith Meacham
  Sunday shopping in the Marais is the BEST because most of the boutiques in Paris are closed on Sunday, and the vibe in the Marais is so festive on... Read more...
Keith's Paris City Guide: Day 1
Keith's Paris City Guide: Day 1
|Keith Meacham
I’ve shared this itinerary over the years with friends and family traveling to Paris, and I’ve revised it at least twice recently, tailoring it to the tastes of my two... Read more...