Great Parties Recipes, Menus, and Ideas for Perfect Gatherings - Hardcover

Stewart, Martha

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0848716299 ISBN 13: 9780848716295

Publisher: Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, 1997

Synopsis

An inspiring source of ideas for creating a variety of celebrations, from fun and festive to elegant and refined, Great Parties features fully illustrated, step-by-step instructions to help readers throw a party that is as special as it is memorable. Full-color photos.

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Review

While this book is very much in the style of Martha Stewart, the parties that it depicts were planned and executed by other folks. There's a Louisiana lunch at a stately home outside Baton Rouge, complete with maquechoux oysters and pecan-crusted catfish; a garden harvest party, with mountains of vegetarian delights served in an East Hampton garden; a Vietnamese-Thai feast in a garden by the Sacramento River, with the signature flavors of Southeast Asian cooking--lime, ginger, lemongrass, chile paste--gracing spring rolls, chicken, and fish; a soul-food brunch given by an interior designer in Harlem that includes collard greens, gumbo, and sweet potato tarts. Details such as how to make lovely, lotus-like napkin folds are illustrated in "Good Things" sidebars. From the down-home barbecue in a horse arena in Marfa, Texas, to the Polynesian fantasy picnic on the beach in Maui, the key to a great party, says Martha, is caring--"about people, originality, the most attractive settings, and lovely, finely honed, time-honored traditions." And let's not forget food.

Edition details

• Publisher: Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0848716299
• ISBN 13: 9780848716295
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 144