A celebration of the human touch, an appreciation for world-class service, and an obsession with all the details: ABASK shares more than an affinity for hosting with The Vineta Hotel. Finessed at the hand of renowned interior designer Tino Zervudachi, the 41-room Palm Beach residence is as preoccupied with prepping, plating, and pouring as we are. From its home-design smalls to the artisans it works with, the Vineta is one of those places that does everything for you and makes you want to do it all oneself. With that in mind, we packed our cases and headed on location to place our global makers in conversation with the design oasis to show how summer entertaining can surpass even the highest of expectations.

Good Morning, Palm Beach

After ABASK’s own heart, breakfast is a big deal at The Vineta. Like its Florida Strawberry Fields and Verdant Awakening smoothies, the whole menu takes classic flavors and transforms them into tantalizing taste combinations (see the American Riviera signature feast featuring custom-eggs, Niman Ranch ham, herbed Yukon potatoes, heirloom tomato confit and seasonal fruit followed by lemon ricotta pancakes and citrus whipped cream). We curated the ABASK menu a la carte to complement the rainbow palette with Atelier Soleil’s green-combed-edge hand-painted ceramic plates and Augarten’s Belvedere tea and coffee set in the perfect egg-yolk yellow.

Connecting the Dots

Hosting poolside calls for exquisite games and glasses, and The Vineta’s poolside—designed in homage to Palm Beach’s retro glamour—was the place to let the former influence the latter. Casarialto’s cacti-stemmed glasses, inspired by secret summer gardens, and River Valadez’s fruity cocktail stirrers, are perfectly in-keeping with the vibrancy of The Vineta. Speaking of which, Hector Saxe’s Backgammon set—the board game making a huge comeback this summer—matches the retro-meets-modernist mood.

An Ode to Coco’s

Coco’s restaurant, the Vineta’s gastronomic heartbeat, had us at hello and not just for its Mediterranean-American fusion cuisine overseen by executive chef Sébastien Broda (who heads up service at iconic sister hotel Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc, too). This is a place where the eye wants to devour everything it rests on, in addition to the food. The kitchen’s signature Grilled Lobster à l’Américaine dish called for serveware to match: cue Objet Luxe’s Lobster silver-plated and mother-of-pearl caviar dish and matching Loretta Caponi napkins, of course, with Marie Daâge plates and Astier de Villatte cutlery perfectly balancing the palette.

To the Bar

The Bar at The Vineta prides itself for its twist on the classics—just like ABASK’s makers. From ‘The Finer Things’ (Perrier-Jouët Blanc de Blancs Champagne paired with Ossetra caviar cone) to the ‘The Vineta Honey & Blush’ (Monkey 47 gin, rosé vermouth, honey, orange, and GH Mumm Rosé Champagne), the cocktails are anything but ordinary, so the glassware should follow suit. We bubble-wrapped our finest glassware from Artěl, Lobmeyr, NasonMoretti and Moser glasses along with Zanetto’s iconic cocktail shaker and all its accoutrements to create a tasty mix of time-honed craftsmanship and top-notch technique. Salute!

The Method

1. Add six mint leaves to a cocktail shaker and lightly muddle
2. Add all still ingredients into the shaker
3. Add ice to top
4. Shake vigorously
5. Double strain into a highball glass
6. Top with ice and club soda
7. Garnish with fresh mint sprig

The Method

1. Add all still ingredients into a cocktail shaker
2. Add ice to top
3. Shake vigorously 
4. Double strain into coupe glass
5. Top with rosé champagne 

The Method

1. Add all still ingredients to a cocktail shaker
2. Add ice to top
3. Shake vigorously 
4. Double strain into a champagne glass
5. Top with sparkling wine 
6. Garnish with a lemon peel

The Method

1. Build all ingredients dry into a mixing glass
2. Fill completely with 1” draft ice
3. Stir 20-30 times for proper dilution
4. Prepare a 2” ice cube into an old-fashioned rocks glass
5. Strain ingredients into a glass
6. Express orange swath over and around glass and drop in