’Tis the season for holiday entertaining, and we’ve enlisted the help of the most stylish hosts we know to serve up their party tricks for a holiday hosting mini-series. Dress code festive, RSVP requested. À Table!

The scene in Mimi Thorisson ’s kitchen is one instantly recognizable to anyone in her audience of thousands: In lieu of decor, farmers market spoils spill out on every surface, taking shifts with the seasons. In spring, it’s bowls of bright green snap peas waiting to be shelled and vases of bended peonies; in fall, it’s countertops littered with walnuts and pumpkins as centerpieces. No surprise, then, that her holiday tablescape follows a similar path: For a wintry fête at home, the cookbook author chose overflowing platters of mandarins and pomegranates to set the tone. “It

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