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David Rosengarten Entertains
Fabulous Parties for Food Lovers

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"David Rosengarten knows a thing or two about putting on a great show with ease and flair. Acclaimed Food Network celebrity, award-winning cookbook author, and food-and-wine writer, he is also the creator of The Rosengarten Report, the coveted insider newsletter revealing the best artisan food and wine in the world available by mail order. Now he shares the exclusive information Rosengarten Report subscribers receive every month in this treasure trove of complete blueprints for 16 show-stopping dinner parties. In David Rosengarten Entertains, the celebrated Renaissance man of food and drink presents fabulous concepts that will transform even a laid-back hot dog party into an unforgettable fête.

These are no ordinary dinner parties, and this is no ordinary book of recipes. In David Rosengarten’s able hands, you’ll design an enchanting thematic evening your guests will rave about for months. Mesmerize them with Tunisia for Twelve, an exotic North African couscous-and-lamb extravaganza. Bewitch them with Love Me Tandoor, a spicy Indian banquet. Reel them in with an authentic, Louisiana-style Zydeco Thanksgiving, featuring mail-order turducken--a turkey stuffed with a duck stuffed with a chicken--as the scandalously succulent centerpiece.

Host a Barcelona-style tapas party at your own casa--pitchers of cool gazpacho, sizzled chorizo sausage, and shrimp with garlic sauce, all served in terra-cotta dishware. Or lay out a red-checkered tablecloth, crank up the volume on a Dean Martin album, and serve chunky antipasto salad along with a selection of classic and contemporary grilled pizzas.

Evocative but easy-to-pull-off presentation ideas--table-setting tips, musicsuggestions,­ and decorative flourishes--show how to strike just the right mood without breaking the bank. A few old Havana cigar boxes to hold silverware, a table draped with palm leaves, and a Celia Cruz CD, for instance, will evoke the perfect ambiance for your Cuban roast pig gala. Top photographer Quentin Bacon captures the glorious food and festive mood of David Rosengarten’s bravura presentations with style and dramatic flair.

For the host who wants all the trappings of a picture-perfect celebration, David Rosengarten Entertains offers contacts within each chapter for mail-order suppliers of the best food and wine, decorations, and much more. You’ll have at your fingertips the resources for every last detail--whether it’s a mouthwatering slab of brisket for your Texas BBQ or a miniature Parthenon for your Greek bacchanal.

So what are you waiting for? Choose a date, invite some guests, and conjure up a fabulous dinner party--with David Rosengarten as your sparkling host, you can’t go wrong."

Publisher: Wiley
Date: 2005
Format: Hard Cover with dust jacket
Pages: 394
ISBN: 0471461989

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