Formal Country Entertaining: At Home with Family and Friends FROM THE PUBLISHER
Pat Ross invites you to enjoy the hospitality of eighteen families across the country, whose personal ways of combining traditional European elegance with American country comfort provide a treasure trove of ideas to enliven every entertaining occasion, from breakfast in the kitchen to a clambake on the beach to a formal Victorian Christmas dinner.
Whether the occasion is for two or for many more, Formal Country Entertaining offers invaluable advice on organization, preparation, and decorating, including flower arranging and tabletop d�cor. A Comprehensive listing of shops, names and addresses of American artisans whose craftwork appears throughout the book, and sixty original recipes round out this complete entertaining compendium, which is as enjoyable to read as it is beautiful.