The Cocktail Party: Eat Drink Play Recover

The Cocktail Party: Eat Drink Play Recover

THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO THROWING THE PERFECT PARTYâ€”FROM ONE OF TODAYâ€™S MOST SOUGHT-AFTER CATERERS.

When A-listers want to host a standout event, they call New York caterer Mary Giuliani. Her motto? Eat. Drink. Play. Recover. She prefers a â€œsimple yet specialâ€ approach to entertaining but still manages to make the ordinary extraordinary. Now Mary is sharing all her secrets, along with tried-and-true planning tips, inventive menus, whimsical recipes, and delicious storiesâ€”everything you need to know to get your ducks in a rowâ€”and your pigs in their blankets!â€”to stage the perfect party for a range of special occasions, including

â€¢ New Yearâ€™s Eve: Banana Pancake Bites, Mini Kale and Fontina Breakfast Pies, and Champagne Jell-O
â€¢ Game Day: MACO (Mac and Cheese Taco) with Guacamole, Banoffee Cream Pie in a Mug, and Beergaritas
â€¢ Awards Season: Chicken Satay, Edamame Dumplings, and Easiest Champagne Drink Ever
â€¢ Cinco de Mayo: Spicy Pigs, Sweet Quesadilla Bites, and Grapefruit-JalapeÃ±o Margaritas
â€¢ Thanksgiving: Turkey with Cranberry on Mini Pumpkin Muffins, Mashed Potato Popovers with Mozzarella, and Tipsy Turkey Martinis
â€¢ Christmas: Mini Grilled Cheese with Fontina and OTTO Black Truffle Honey, Baked Italian Mini Doughnuts, and Italian Eggnog

Each party theme comes with a festive Snacktivity that turns your favorite foods and toppings into an eye-popping set piece (think frittata bar, soup-sipping station, DIY grilled cheese party). Mary also offers up Big Stories to get the conversation flowing, a Party Calculator to plan how much to buy and prep per guest, and advice for stocking your Party Closet so you can quickly turn a casual drop-by into a fabulous time. Whether you host get-togethers once a week or once a year, this handy guide has all you need to eat, drink, and be, well, Mary.

Praise for Mary Giuliani and The Cocktail Party

â€œAll-encompassing but never fussy, clever but never pretentious, Maryâ€™s approach to food and entertaining is warm and familiar without ever sacrificing on quality and sophistication.â€â€”Ariel Foxman, editorial director, InStyle

â€œMary pulls it all together with effortless panache, and all I can ever remember the next dayâ€”besides the fact that I drank too muchâ€”is how delicious everything was and how much fun I had.â€â€”Jonathan Van Meter, author and contributing editor, Vogue and New York

Country	USA
Author	Mary Giuliani
Binding	Hardcover
Brand	Ballantine Books
EAN	9780553393507
Feature	Ballantine Books
ISBN	0553393502
Label	Ballantine Books
Manufacturer	Ballantine Books
MPN	Colour photo and illustrations throughou
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	256
PartNumber	Colour photo and illustrations throughou
PublicationDate	2015-10-27
Publisher	Ballantine Books
ReleaseDate	2015-10-27
Studio	Ballantine Books

The Cocktail Party: Eat Drink Play Recover

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