contributors

Eva Ingvarson
Eva is the editorial director of Evite, a total word nerd and a big fan of kitchen gadgets, retro cocktails and pop culture trivia. Because she would rather DIY than buy, she enjoys taking on new projects like knitting and making her own vinegar and pickles. And no, she did not get the job at Evite only because people thought "Eva at Evite" sounded good.

Favorite Party Drink: Champagne
Favorite Party Song: Groove Is in the Heart -- Deee-Lite

Lindsay Lilien
Lindsay is Evite's associate editor and resident product junkie. She doesn’t believe in astrology but never misses an opportunity to read her horoscope, so feel free to send her any good news about Capricorns. Her love for Mexican cuisine is complicated by her hatred of cilantro. And if you ask her to bring a dish to a party, it’ll most likely be pigs in blankets.

Favorite Party Drink: Vodka tonic
Favorite Party Song: It Takes Two -- Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock

Christine Landry
Christine spends entirely too much time dressed in costume for various bizarrely themed events. She’s from Tennessee, favors Kentucky bourbon and hates potatoes for unknown reasons. Her rum cake is legendary, but you probably already knew that. Check out more of Christine's writing at bychristinelandry.com.

Favorite Party Drink: Maker’s Mark and ginger ale
Favorite Party Song: September -- Earth, Wind and Fire

Shannon Levy
Shannon is a beauty girl through and through. She may have 20-plus lip glosses in varying shades of nude, but she’ll never be able to choose a favorite. If you want to find out what shade of blush your favorite celeb was wearing on the red carpet, Shannon’s your girl. When she’s not writing, she’s finding fab, new products for her website, The Beauty Closet.

Favorite Party Drink: Crown and ginger
Favorite Party Song: The Glamorous Life -- Sheila E.

Grace Jidoun
New mom Grace spends her free time pureeing veggies for her son while dreaming of extravagant finger foods. Her favorite meal? A dinner of appetizers. Her latest fascination? Off-beat recipes for tea sandwiches. Grace ran the research department at Bon Appétit and was a reporter at Vanity Fair and Money. Nowadays, you can find her playing peek-a-boo in the park.

Favorite Party Drink: Mint Fizz
Favorite Party Song: You Dropped a Bomb on Me -- Gap Band

Tory Davis
Tory enjoys surprising fellow partygoers with her mad skills on the dance floor. She catered on the side for years before springing from the foodie closet as the original editor of Bon Appétit’s “Fast Easy Fresh” column. Now she works as a kitchen coach, tends her irascible chickens and continues her quest for a perfect bowl of pho. Read her blog: The Way to Eat.

Favorite Party Drink: East Side Cocktail (gin, mint, lime and cucumber)
Favorite Party Song: Bam Bam -- Sister Nancy

Ron Kelly
Ron is a freelance writer, fresh off a managing editor post at the Parents Baby Group. He enjoys country music, playing competitive tennis, professional bull riding, parentheticals, bowling with his team the Britney Spares, and talking to random people at parties. (Not necessarily in that order.) Oh, yeah: He will dance you into the mothafunkin’ ground.

Favorite Party Drink: Domestic beer (or maybe a nice Alizé)
Favorite Party Song: Baby I’m Burning -- Dolly Parton

Elizabeth Hurchalla
Elizabeth mixes a mean mint julep and once built a papier-mâché volcano for a luau party. She started her career as a BBC Radio reporter and baked cakes for restaurants on the side. Elizabeth makes a big deal out of birthdays, clears the table when invited over for dinner and is consistently first on the dance floor. Check out her blog at shindigit.wordpress.com.

Favorite Party Drink: Harvey Wallbanger
Favorite Party Song: U Got the Look -- Prince

Whitney Friedlander
Evite's resident gal about town, Whitney likes playing the six-degrees game with and remembering key facts about everyone she meets. Your birthday's in July, right? She's the LA hostess for journalism networking group Ed 2010 and covers the restaurant and bar scene for Citysearch. While she can't cook, she does enjoy fried food at a good happy hour.

Favorite Party Drink: Vodka cranberry
Favorite Party Song: Manic Monday -- The Bangles