David Steele

Entertaining with Booze David Steele 1. Painos

A personal style of casual entertaining.

Following the success of their best-selling Cooking with Booze, Ryan Jennings and David Steele have created a laidback guide to entertaining. From breakfast at the tennis club to celebrating a puppy's first birthday, Entertaining with Booze makes hosting any get-together a smash.

Grouping food and drink recipes into themed parties with complete menus, the authors make planning any party a breeze. Attractively designed chapters cover the essentials of stocking a liquor cabinet and kitchen, bartending and creating the right atmosphere for any social event. There are tips for novice party-givers, an alcohol index, and quick reference guides to beers and wines.

Each of the 31 showcased soirees is artfully photographed to inspire the reader, capturing the food and the signature cocktails -- and setting just the right mood. The themes include:

• St. Paddy's Day beer fest
• Elegant engagement party
• "It's all about me"
• Christening your barbecue for the first grill of the season
• Spread thecheese party
• Summer whites garden party
• Fruit picking and preserving (also known as the put your friends to work party).

Entertaining with Booze is a terrific party handbook for great gatherings of friends and family.