“Whatever I’m hosting, it’s seldom low-key,” says Emma Harding . The Re: Agency co-founder is a pro at entertaining: From summertime suppers by the fire pit in her home in Upstate New York to simple game nights, her gatherings are always thoughtful, with an element of the unexpected. (That summer barbecue? It featured steak tartare served on individual trays with a personal cocktail side table for each guest.) So when it came time for Guy Fawkes Night—a.k.a. Bonfire Night, a favorite British tradition of Harding’s—she knew she had to go all out.

The annual event has become her biggest hosting night: “There’s a novelty to it here which I love; bringing a touch of British eccentricity to our American friends and neighbors,” she explains. It all takes place outside, in the fields by her

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