Martha Stewart attends the 2023 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue release party.Photo:Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty
Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty
Martha Stewartcelebrated her birthday in style.
The lifestyle expert marked her 82nd birthday on Thursday with an over-the top Mexican feast at her home.
“Mexican at Martha’s,” Stewart writes in the caption ofan Instagram postcelebrating her birthday. “Chef Lazaro outdid himself with a fine Mexican feast.”
In the photos, Stewart shared the food, the tablescape and some extra decor. Her guests sat at a rectangular dining table with each seat set with wicker placemats, gold silverware and mauve napkins with an “MS” embroidered on them.
Stewart also showed off three vases overflowing with artfully arranged flowers that were displayed throughout her home for the birthday celebration.
In the caption, Stewart expanded on the food that was served at her birthday celebration. “Carnitas, tamales, enchiladas, guacamole, chips, Camarones ala diabla, pico de Gallo, street corn, etc,” were all part of her birthday spread.
Martha Stewart had tamales (right) at her birthday and made her own cake (left).Martha Stewart/Instagram
Martha Stewart/Instagram
Staying true to form, she revealed that she baked her own birthday cake with a toasted meringue frosting. “Dessert Martha made,” the caption reads.
Of course, Stewart had to cap off her birthday celebration with some cocktails. She shared that she served caipirinha, Brazil’s national cocktail made with cachaça, sugar and lime, and “Martharitas.”
Last year, when she turned 81, Stewart posted a “birthday selfie” before her “big bday dinner” on herInstagram. In the photo, she can be seen laying back in a taupe coat with her blonde falling behind her, highlighting her impressive skin.
“We had a delicious lunch and just a bit too much@19crimesmartha’s chard,” she wrote in the caption, referring to her19 Crimes Martha Stewart Chardonnay.
Martha Stewart snapped a selfie for her 81st birthday last year.Martha Stewart/Instagram
Age is clearly nothing but a number to Stewart, whoposed for the coverofSports Illustratedback in May alongsideMegan Fox,Kim PetrasandBrooks Nader.
“It should have been 30 years ago,” Stewart jokingly told PEOPLE exclusively at the time. “That would have been great. It was not a goal I set for myself, but once asked, I thought to myself, let’s do it!”
“It’s important to stand up to challenges, whether they’re beauty challenges or intellectual challenges, even philanthropic challenges,” she shared. “To be able to stand up and do it — to me — is so fun! And this is accomplishing something that not everybody would accomplish.”
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For the “long, long fashion day,” the author shared herpreparation ritualswith PEOPLE, including regular facials and clean eating.
“I did Pilates three, maybe four times a week and did not have a drink — no alcohol whatsoever for two months,” she said, adding: “I also got a spray tan a couple days before the shoot, which isn’t something I usually do. It’s nice when you’re down in that azure water. I got a light tan, and it was very pretty, very natural. I’m very pleased with the pictures, I really am.”
source: people.com
