How to Dine in Style - The Art of Entertaining, 1920 - The Art of Entertaining, 1920
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| Verlag | Bodleian Library |
| Auflage | 2013 |
| Seiten | 184 |
| Format | 13,6 x 20,5 x 1,6 cm |
| Gewicht | 329 g |
| Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
| ISBN-10 | 1851240861 |
| EAN | 9781851240869 |
| Bestell-Nr | 85124086UA |
An engaging blend of practical advice and a catalogue of eccentricity, this book contains everything you need to know, from the fine art of composing a menu to the practicalities of the correct order and temperatures for serving wines.
Klappentext:
First published in 1920, How to Dine in Style opens a window onto the golden age of elegant dining, where the basic function of ingesting nourishment was elevated to a high social art, attended by intricate details and elaborate ritual.
Starched linens, candles, white gloves, apéritifs, ball suppers, French menus and garden-parties - this is the world of the decadent classes who came to prominence in the post-war period.
Published in an age where achieving a reputation for throwing recherché dinner parties was a route to international celebrity, this is a book about food as performance art. In it we catch tantalizing glimpses of astonishing excess such as the craze for eccentric venues for dinner parties, including the roof of a Chicago home (for amateur mountaineers), a lion\'s den, and a gondola in the Savoy.
An engaging blend of practical advice and a catalogue of eccentricity, this book contains everything you need to know, from the fine art of composing a menu to the practicalities of the correct order and temperatures for serving wines.
