What's a Hostess to Do?

What's a Hostess to Do?
Author: Susan Spungen
Publisher: Artisan Books
Total Pages: 289
Release: 2013-05-15
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 1579655440

In What's a Hostess to Do?, entertaining expert Susan Spungen explains everything you need to know to host a party effortlessly and with elegance. Susan shows the hostess how to make it look easy--whether the occasion is an informal brunch, a sit-down dinner, a buffet for a crowd, or an impromptu birthday celebration. It's all arranged in 313 easy-to-digest entries that take readers through every aspect of entertaining. The tips are time-saving ("Ten Great Assembled Dessets"), money-saving ("In Praise of Cheap Wine"), energy-saving ("Ten Jobs to Delegate"), and face-saving ("How to Handle Uninvited Guests"), plus there are 121 recipes to make entertaining easier than ever berfore. With helpful illustrations and full-color photographs, What's a Hostess to Do? is a stylish and instructive guide filled with expert advice from a party-throwing pro.

The Unqualified Hostess

The Unqualified Hostess
Author: Whoopi Goldberg
Publisher: Rizzoli Publications
Total Pages: 130
Release: 2019-09-24
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 084786698X

The legendary actor and comedian shows how to set a great table, shares ideas for unforgettable celebrations, and says, "It's about fun, not perfection!" In her own words... "It's Whoopi here and I've written this book that, frankly, is the last book anyone would expect. You would never think of me as someone with the courage to say, 'You have everything you need to be fantastic in your own house, apartment, or trailer to set a great table.' Let's face it, you look at a lot of books on Entertaining and think 'I could never do this in my house, I don't have this stuff and it's not going to look like what I'm seeing.' That's not what's going to happen here! I want to show you there is great heart in setting the table. For two or four or the kids or Halloween or tea just for you. For dinners with friends or the holidays. I'm going to tell you stories about what I do when people come over and give you ideas about what you're seeing because Honey, everything in this book is what you can do in your house. You got a bodega or a 7-Eleven near you? They sell flowers. Take those bad boys and put them on your table. You got some crazy old plate from your grandmother (or a fancy silver one)? You got little kids' toys that have been annoying you forever, put them on the table too. Who's going to tell you it's wrong? Not me! I'm going to tell you it's right and I'm going to take you on a journey. And don't forget the bathroom; decorate it too, people are going to see it. It's all at your house. Come with me. I'll show you! P.S. I know the glass on the cover is broken. Accidents happen!"

Modern American Manners

Modern American Manners
Author: Fred Mayo
Publisher: Skyhorse
Total Pages: 216
Release: 2017-04-04
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 1510717676

This practical and humorous guide helps readers learn appropriate manners so they can enjoy the pleasures of good food, good drink, and good company without worrying about what behavior is proper. Chapters cover how to be a good host, how to be a good guest, and how to behave at business events, cocktail parties, formal dinners, and restaurants. There is also a unique chapter discussing pet peeves and how to handle them with grace, civility, and appropriate manners. What’s the proper way to hold a wine glass? What’s an appropriate gift to bring a host—and what shouldn’t you bring? How should you correctly introduce guests to each other? If you’re the host, how do you determine who should sit next to whom? What should you do if you don’t want to drink alcohol at a cocktail party? What is appropriate cell phone usage at a business dinner? Here are easy-to-implement answers to these and many other important etiquette questions. Lavishly illustrated with memorable full-color photographs that highlight both good and bad table manners, Modern American Manners is full of friendly advice for business professionals, college students entering the workplace, and anyone needing a refresher course or an introduction to proper behavior.

The Complete Hostess (Classic Reprint)

The Complete Hostess (Classic Reprint)
Author: Clara E. Laughlin
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Total Pages: 366
Release: 2018-02-02
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780267549078

Excerpt from The Complete Hostess Completely to cover the subject of entertainment in one small volume is an impossibility so manifest that no one will wonder at our not doing it. The purpose of this little book has not been to furnish an encyclopedia of etiquette and entertainment, but to gather together a reasonable number and variety of well-tried social formulae so that a woman who wants to give a birthday party for her five-year - old son, or a lawn tea for her visiting sister-in-law, or who must think up some idea for the church bazaar or Fete of All Nations, shall be able to find in these pages suggestions which her own clever wit will amplify and adapt and make personal and charming. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Lydia

Lydia
Author: Richard S. Ascough
Publisher: Liturgical Press
Total Pages: 148
Release: 2009
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780814652695

"Ascough constructs an image of Lydia based on what is known about the political, commercial, social and religious norms of the first-century world"--Back cover

Entertaining is Fun!

Entertaining is Fun!
Author: Dorothy Draper
Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications
Total Pages: 239
Release: 2004
Genre: House & Home
ISBN: 9780847826193

Offers suggestions and advice on how to host dinner parties, family gatherings, weddings, and other special occasions.

Hostess Book of Meals and Memories

Hostess Book of Meals and Memories
Author: Rose Raleigh
Publisher:
Total Pages: 201
Release: 2019-04
Genre:
ISBN: 9781092352642

This hostess book of meals and memories is the perfect gift for someone who loves to entertain family and friends. It would also make a great hostess gift if you are the guest at a dinner party. The guest page has a simple table diagram so that you can record who sat next to who. Keep track of what you have served to guests so that you don't repeat the menu choices when the same guests re-visit. Keep notes about what went down well or what ingredients particular guests dislike. Each meal has four allocated pages in the book: The date and occasion of the meal and guests. The menu and drinks served. Recipes - you can write in favorite recipes or stick in print outs from the internet. Memories - you can ask guests to write quotes about the occasion, draw, doodle or add photos. Keep track of meals for a book club or supper club. Build up a keepsake book of special memories of shared meals with family and friends. Great gift for foodies, home cooks, hobby chef or domestic chef who love to cook and entertain. 200 pages enough for 50 occasions Cream paper with small illustrations on some pages Soft glossy cover 8.5" x 11"

City of Wisdom and Blood

City of Wisdom and Blood
Author: Robert Merle
Publisher: Pushkin Press
Total Pages: 530
Release: 2015-09-08
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1782271600

Montpellier in 1566 is one of the greatest seats of learning of the age, a cradle of Renaissance humanism. But even this proud city of philosophers is not safe from the menaces that endanger the peace of France--the city militia are struggling to contend with the lawlessness and religious hatred that threaten to tear the whole country in two. Only fools walk the streets at night unarmed, while a profession of faith in the wrong company can lead to a knife in the back. Now an adult, Pierre de Siorac must leave the family stronghold of Mespech, and travel south on dangerous roads to the great university city, accompanied by his strapping but naive brother Samson and the crafty Miroul. Well-armoured, with swords and pistols at their belts, the trio are confident of repelling any bandits who cross their path, but their new life away from the safety of their home will bring with it many other new dangers and delights. Following on from The Brethren, City of Wisdom and Blood is the second book the sweeping saga, Fortunes of France.