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LEE BAILEYS GOOD PARTIES

Lee Bailey

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In addition to 160 new recipes, a focus on Lee Bailey the designer, with specific information about all the ingredients that make up a good party. 130 full-color photographs.

Elizabeth Baird's Classic Canadian Cooking: Menus for the Seasons

Elizabeth Baird

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Inspired by the cookbooks of the past and family recipe collections, Elizabeth Baird's Classic Canadian Cooking has itself become a classic. Her 300 recipes embody the experience of generations of Canadian cooks and profit from the possibilities offered by native produce.

Relying on fresh ingredients abundant in Canada, this book takes its cue from the seasons, with menus for meals and for special occasions. Enjoy Open-Faced Nasturtium Sandwiches, Baked Peameal Bacon, Grilled Steaks with Oyster Stuffing, Pan-Fried Minted Brook Trout, Baked Apples with Rum and Cider Sauce, Lumber Camp Apple Pie, and dozens of other dishes drawn from Canada's many culinary traditions.

Exploring Canada's cookery can be as exciting and delicious as discovering the possibilities of French, Italian or Chinese cuisine. Elizabeth Baird's Classic Canadian Cooking is a splendid compendium of this nation's diverse foodways. (19951213)

The New Tiffany Table Settings

John Loring

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R.S.V.P.: Menus for Entertaining from People Who Really Know How

Nan Kempner

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Total reviews: 13 Average rating: 3.0 of 5

Editorial Review:

Nan Kempner knows her parties. As part of the Park Avenue haut monde, she has entertained, and been entertained, by a heady mixture of the social and talented (and those who are both). In R.S.V.P. she introduces readers to more than two dozen of her favorite hosts, who provide menus and entertaining strategies for a range of choice events. These run the gamut from dockside breakfasts to candlelit dinners deluxe. The 120 or so recipes included produce elegant yet uncomplicated fare that should delight anyone's guests without taxing the cook. Glimpses into the homes (or in one case, the yacht) of the likes of Oscar and Annette de la Renta, designer Valentino Garavani, and artist Ross Bleckner, via words and pictures, entice the voyeur in us all, while graceful notes provide an idea of who the party givers are.

Divided into sections that feature lunches, informal dinners, buffets, and galas, the book offers, for example, the Corn and Feta Soufflé of Princess Marie Chantal of Greece, served at a light lunch, and the savory Mushroom Tart of vineyard patrons Carole and François Rochas, prepared for a "perfect" fall repast. Desserts aren't neglected and include the likes of Orange Floating Island and Fig Sorbet with "Queen of Sheba" Chocolate Cookies. A final section, "Me and More Friends," brings Kempner herself onstage with her recipe for beignet-like Pet de Nonnes, as well as offering formulas for Bill Blass's Sour Cream Soufflé and Nancy Reagan's Currant Cookies, among others. With 300 color photos, the large-format book reveals a world that readers can enjoy visiting, and includes dishes for their own R.S.V.P. occasions. --Arthur Boehm

El Manual de Entrenamiento para el Mesero, Mesera y Personal

Lora Arduser, Douglas R. Brown

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NOW TRANSLATED IN SPANISH This training handbook was designed for use by all food service serving staff members. The guide covers every aspect of restaurant customer service for the positions of host, waiter or waitress, head waiter, captain, and bus person. The detailed performance of each position is described for different types of establishments, and all types of service including French, American, English, Russian, Family-Style and Banquet. It provides step-by-step instructions on: • hosting
• seating guests
• taking/filling orders
• loading/unloading trays
• table side service
• setting an elegant table
• folding napkins
• centerpieces
• promoting specials
• promoting side orders
• handling problems
• difficult customers
• managing tips and taxes
• getting customers to order quickly
• handling questions
• handling the check and money Plus, learn advanced serving techniques such as flambé and carving meats, fish, and fruits. It also features a chapter devoted exclusively to food safety and sanitation. Whether it's your first day on the job or you are a twenty year veteran you are bound to learn a lot. Food service managers will find this book to be an excellent foundation for your organizations training program.

More Terrific Tablecloths (Schiffer Book for Collectors)

Loretta Smith Fehling

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This book captures a rich part of our textile history. With over 300 delightful photographs, it presents an array of vintage and antique tablecloths from the '40s and '50s. The brightly colored fruit and flower designs, Mexican motifs, ivy and foliage prints, and Pennsylvania Dutch-influenced patterns are sure to whisk you back to Mom's or Grandma's kitchen. Also included is a section on specialty cloths, and pricing and captions appear for each item shown. How could anyone resist this terrific resource for collectors, antique dealers, designers, and all who love and appreciate vintage fabrics and textiles?

Entertaining with Longaberger: Celebrating the Seasons

Mary Douglas

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Entrenamiento Para El Mesero/Mesera: Como Formar A Su Personal Para Una Ganancia Maxima : 365 Secretos Revelados

Lora Arduser

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This is the spanish translation of this best selling book managers will learn how to develop a winning team of food service members that will give consistently excellent service that will bring guests back.

Entertaining on The Run

Marlene Sorosky

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Total reviews: 2 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

True to the Title 4 out of 5 stars.
16 of 16 people found this review helpful.

Whether you love to entertain or are sometimes forced to cook for guests, you will love this book. Marlene makes it easy to serve fabulous meals while taking the time to enjoy your guests. If you have not had the pleasure of owning one of her books, pick this one up. If you have, I imagine you grabbed this book as soon as it hit the shelves. Using her books always makes me feel like I have an old friend guiding me in my kitchen!

Very good for ambitious dinner parties 4 out of 5 stars.
12 of 13 people found this review helpful.

I've made several of the dishes from this book, although admittedly I have yet to follow the whole menu for any her planned parties. Most have received rave reviews from my dinner guests, and standouts include a chuntney-blue cheese fillet of beef, and a non-traditional Thanksgiving menu featured a stuff turkey breast dish that went over great last November. (The only recipe with which I found fault was a warm tomato dressing - it has an odd consistency and never really quite worked. But even so, the pasta, salmon and spinach rollup salad that went with the dressing has become one of my staple dinner party/elegant luncheon dishes.)
Her recipes are thorough, and whilst they are pretty straight forward, frankly some are probably a bit more work than most novice cooks might be willing to put into a dinner party, as they take a fair amount of preparation. (The progressive dinner menu she offers has interesting recipes on its own, but even in my group of foodie friends, I think it would be hard to find enough people willing to make stocks from scratch, marinate things overnight and bake bread to pull it off.) Also, there are some excellent photos in the centre of the book, but no step-by-step photos; although the steps are pretty clearly stated, it would have been handy in a few instances. I think what makes this book worthwhile are her tips for how to coordinate everything, and to do many of the steps ahead of time, and to think through the menu. (She provides tips on what to do a month ahead, two weeks ahead, a day ahead and the day of the dinner party.) I don't know if all those steps work, as I usually only start to cook a dinner party a day or two ahead. I am not that much of a planner. So, despite her help, I'm just unlikely to start a month ahead for a romantic meal for two... but if you are the type who would, you should buy this book now.

Editorial Review:

People today live their lives on the run and often entertain that way. Bestselling author Marlene Sorosky has put together innovative menus, never-fail recipes, and creative presentation ideas for entertaining that work with our speed-of-light lifestyle.

Entertaining on the Run is more than a compilation of fast and fantastic recipes that you can depend on every time. It's a complete party-planning guide from one of the country's leading experts and includes everything you need to throw a terrific party.

Start Your Own Catering Busines (Start Your Own Business)

Prentice Hall

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Total reviews: 4 Average rating: 2.0 of 5

The worst book ever in the whole world 1 out of 5 stars.
24 of 24 people found this review helpful.

I cannot believe I spent money on this!
The book covers the concepts in starting a small business in a very basic format. I mean very basic, with thoughts shared on "you might need a computer" and "you will need determination to make it."
I wanted to find out about laws, kitchen standards, good practices for timing, advice on finding leased goods for large parties. Instead, the book is riddled with lines such as "you can lease equipment, or you can buy it."

Awful 1 out of 5 stars.
10 of 10 people found this review helpful.

I was looking for a catering book at my local book store & this was the only one they had. I paged through it & it was terrible. I agree with the other reviewer that this was a very basic book. I was looking for more information on the requirement of having a commercial kitchen in California. While I didn't necessarily expect to find specific state information, all the book said was you may be required to get a commercial kitchen. No resources on *where* I would find that information or who I would contact. And when I looked at the business card section, all it said was to get business cards & stationary with your business logo - duh. It sounded to me like this was a book written by someone who might have general business start up experience, but no catering business experience. It was very generic.