In her new book, Julia Reed, a master of the art of
eating, drinking, and making merry, takes the reader on
culinary adventures in places as far flung as Kabul,
Afghanistan and as close to home as her native
Mississippi Delta and Florida's Gulf Coast. Along the
way, Reed discovers the perfect Pimm's Royale at the
Paris Ritz, devours delicious chuletons in Madrid, and
picks up tips from accomplished hostesses ranging from
Pat Buckley to Pearl Bailey and, of course, her own
mother. Reed writes about the bounty - and the burden -
of a Southern garden in high summer, tosses salads in
the English countryside, and shares C.Z. Guest's recipe
for an especially zingy bullshot. She understands the
necessity of a potent holiday punch and serves it up by
the silver bowl full, but she is not immune to the
slightly less refined charms of a blender full of frozen
peach daiquiris or a garbage can full of Yucca Flats.
And then there are the parties: shindigs ranging from
sultry summer suppers and raucous dinners at home to a
Plymouth-like Thanksgiving feast and an upscale St.
Patrick's Day celebration. This delightful collection of
essays by Julia Reed, a master storyteller with an
inimitable voice and a limitless capacity for fun, will
show you how to entertain guests with style, have a good
time yourself and always have that perfect pitcher of
sangria ready at a moment's notice.
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