Food and Wine : Entertaining

In Club Cuisine, Master Chef Edward Leonard presents his personal tips and insights into creating dishes that meet the expectations of private club members. This visual cookbook of dynamic club cuisine features more than 140 recipes, dozens of color photographs, and seasonal menus taken from some of the most prestigious kitchens in top private clubs. more...

Price: $50.00

From the author of Secrets from a Caterer's Kitchen, the only 55 recipes you'll ever need to entertain with style and confidence. Features:. * 55 essential dishes with lots of variations for every occasion. * 38 versatile menus-from casual meals to elegant repasts. * The basics of how to roast, grill, or steam meat, fish, and vegetables. * From napkins to utensils-what every home entertainer needs. * Hints and tips from the professionals to make every gathering as much a pleasure for the host as it is for the guests. * Crowd favorites and exotic cocktails. * Expert wine selections more...

Price: $18.95

An industry expert shows readers how to get the best return on investment from corporate events. Corporate events and business entertaining are a major part of a company's communication, marketing and public relations strategy. They are used by businesses of all sizes to solicit new business, create a corporate or brand image, and retain and build loyalty with existing suppliers and customers. They can also be used effectively to elicit peak performance from employees and produce camaraderie and teamwork among co-workers. The corporate event bar has been raised dramatically and the competition to craft something original that will help a business create public awareness as well as industry and media buzz is fierce. Staged effectively, business functions can contribute to a company's success, standing, profitability and business development. But corporate events and business entertaining can also seriously damage a company's image and put the company and its management in potentially high-risk situations if not handled carefully, professionally, and appropriately. Corporate boards and chief executives are now seeing how company scandals played out in the headlines can estrange customers, sink stock prices, and end careers in a matter of minutes. And many of the transgressions that have been made public have been linked to corporate events and business entertaining. The Executive's Guide to Corporate Events and Business Entertaining provides executives with all the information they need before they plan, host, sponsor, or attend corporate events. It gives rising and established executives the tools they need to move ahead with confidence in planning their next company function. more...

Price: $36.95

Fundamentals of Menu Planning, Third Edition presents a complete overview of key aspects of menu planning, including designing, writing, costing, marketing, and merchandising a menu. Reflecting the latest menu trends in the restaurant industry, the authors show how research, surveys, and sales analysis are key to menu planning and design. With updated nutrition and menu planning information, an expanded collection of sample menus, new appendices and resources, numerous forms, tables, and worksheets, and more practice problems, this guide is key to the success of the overall foodservice enterprise. more...

Price: $60.00

In KATIE BROWN CELEBRATES, Katie gives readers a reason to host a party every month of the year. From a festive New Year's Eve dinner to a lavish Christmas brunch, from the perfect child's birthday party to a down-home family reunion, readers will delight in Katie's signature approach to making any celebration simply wonderful. With delicious recipes, straightforward craft projects, and tips for casual entertaining, Katie shows how any host can make a delicious meal and create gorgeous ambiance without the hassle. KATIE BROWN CELEBRATES is a must-have for anyone who ever gives--or has ever thought of giving--a party. more...

Price: $22.99