| Williams-Sonoma Bride & Groom Entertaining Contributor(s): Binns, Brigit (Author) |
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ISBN: 1934533025 ISBN-13: 9781934533024 Publisher: Weldon Owen OUR PRICE: $31.46 Product Type: Hardcover Published: July 2005 Annotation: This lovely and stylish book features twelve celebratory party menus, plus dozens of practical tips for the many occasions newlyweds will encounter during their first years of marriage. The book offers guidance on every type of occasion, with delicious recipes and detailed workplans for cocktail and dinner parties, outdoor entertaining, and special celebrations and holidays. With two ribbon markers. Recipes include Scallop and Mango Ceviche, Pork Loin with Sweet Mustard Glaze, Citrus-Scented Grapes and Melon, and Chocolate Dipped Coconut Macaroons. Intriguing wine pairings are suggested for each menu, and ideas are provided for musical selections, floral arrangements, and other grace notes. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Cooking | Entertaining - General |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 8.74" W x 10.24" (2.46 lbs) 190 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Designed to help newlyweds entertain happily ever after, this inspiring book makes an ideal wedding or bridal shower gift. It's organized in three parts - parties, outdoor entertaining and special occasions - and lavishly photographed. The 60 recipes are geared toward young newlyweds, and each of the 12 menus features a detailed work plan accompanied by wine-pairing suggestions and advice on party organization and table decorations. Informative introductory sections cover all the basics, from event planning and invitations to the fundamentals of table setting. A Williams-Sonoma exclusive. |
Contributor Bio(s): Binns, Brigit: - Brigit Binns has authored or co-authored twenty-five cookbooks, many of them for Williams-Sonoma. She's also helped many of this country's most respected chefs--like New York's Michael Psilakis (How to Roast a Lamb, Little Brown, 2009) and Los Angeles' Joachim Splichal (Patina: Spuds, Truffles, and Wild Gnocchi, Collins, 1995)--turn their cookbook dreams into reality. The Cook & The Butcher, her eleventh book for Williams-Sonoma, has won wide praise. Her book collaboration with the "rock-star" butcher Ryan Farr--San Francisco's "King of Meats,"--Whole Beast Butchery (Chronicle, 2011) was nominated for a 2012 IACP award. Her husband, actor Casey Biggs, has gained fame as the "Paso Wine Man," via a viral video spot that was awarded the Wine Spectator Video of the Year, and won several Addys. |