The Guide to Ridiculously Easy Entertaining - Tips from Marfreless

Unlike the vast majority of books about entertaining, which are really about interior design or over-the-top decoration, are cookbooks, cocktail books, or seemingly vanity projects, "The Guide to Ridiculously Easy Entertaining" is different. It’s practical. It’s geared toward how people actually entertain today: conversing and enjoying the company of friends and acquaintances over good drink and food. This book provides the nuts-and-bolts information that people can really use when entertaining without being didactic and with a sense of humor. It covers all of the basics necessary for successful party planning, plus a lot more. Chock full of food and drink-related information, this book will become a handy reference to use when planning events and even for visiting restaurants or strolling the aisles of local wine, beer and liquor stores.

Mike Riccetti is the author of the successful "Houston Dining on the Cheap" guidebooks, and contributes to several publications concerning food, dining and drinking, plus some less important topics. Michael Wells has been in the hospitality business for over twenty years and has managed restaurants, bars, and clubs, and has organized and operated special events in Texas and Hawaii. He is currently the co-owner of the legendary Marfreless bar in Houston.