A private record of the art of entertaining — the menus, the guests, the atmosphere, the memories that make a house a home.
DiscoverFor generations, the world's finest hostesses have kept private ledgers — handwritten books recording every dinner, every guest, every menu, every seating arrangement. The invisible system behind evenings that feel effortless.
Nobody has brought them into the digital age. Until now.
The menu. The wines. The flowers on the table, the music in the background, the scent of beeswax candles. Every detail that made the evening yours — captured in a private book that belongs to your house.
What you served the Martins last April. Who Sofia sat next to at Christmas. The conversation that lit up the table. Your guest book builds over time into something no notebook could hold.
What felt effortless. What you'd change. Which guest combinations sparked. The lamb that rested too long. The terrace at sunset that was too beautiful to rush. Every evening teaches the next.
Everything a thoughtful hostess remembers — and everything she wishes she could.
Every course, every pairing, every triumph and every lesson.
Dietary needs, preferences, conversation topics, gifting history — the details that make guests feel known.
Flowers, table settings, lighting, music, scent — the composition of a room.
Honest notes on what worked, what to change, which moments were magic.
The choreography of the evening — from aperitifs to the last digestif.
Because the hostess is part of her own evening — and the record of it.
The most elegant evenings
are not improvised.
They are rehearsed so thoroughly
that improvisation becomes possible.
The Ledger is currently available by invitation only.