Overview
In recent years, books about entertaining, in a never-ending quest to sell as many units as possible, have wandered away from their true mission. Now, nearly every title focuses on making it quick and effortless, with easy-this and store-bought that, and the specious promise that you needn't work to throw a great party. But, in fact, working is what makes a great party, and there are a lot of people who love to do it - as proven by the entire career of Martha Stewart. Some readers may want to get dinner on the table as quickly as possible; this book is not for them. ""Fandango"" is about making it memorable: making it big, making it participatory, and making it cohesive. Sometimes the food is rustic, inexpensive, and simple to cook: a fiesta luncheon of Mexican dishes, or the Summer Day barbecue. Sometimes it's downright indulgent - a truffle dinner, or a romantic supper. The 125 recipes run the gamut from traditional American and Mexican food to exotic Indian, rustic Italian and Spanish, and even a wee bit O'Scottish. In wine-country style, every course is paired with a wine - both a general varietal suggestion and a specific bottle. Sometimes beer. Or watermelon margaritas.
Full Product Details
Author: Sandy Hill
Publisher: Artisan
Imprint: Artisan Books
Dimensions:
Width: 22.90cm
, Height: 2.90cm
, Length: 30.50cm
Weight: 2.077kg
ISBN: 9781579653385
ISBN 10: 1579653383
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 05 November 2007
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Out of Stock Indefinitely
Availability: In Print
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.
Reviews
If Santa Barbara County wine country ever needed a poster girl, it could do no better than Hill. -- The New York Times Magazine
If Santa Barbara County wine country ever needed a poster girl, it could do no better than Hill. The New York Times Magazine
Author Information
Sandy Hill has worked as an editor, a contributor, and a writer for numerous publications, including Vogue, Mademoiselle, Bride's, Condé Nast Traveler, Allure, Men's Journal, and USA Today. She may be best known for her successful quest to climb the ""seven summits,"" the highest mountain on every continent, including Mt. Everest, about which she reported on camera and online for NBC News. In 2000, she realized another dream, to own a vineyard and ranch in California. Sandy now divides her time between her Oak Savanna Vineyard (located in Santa Barbara County), New York City, Miami, and Alamos, Mexico. Stephanie Valentine is chef at Oak Savanna Vineyard in California. She graduated from the Culinary Institute of America and worked for many years at Charlie Trotter's in Chicago. Before joining Oak Savanna in 2004, Stephanie was chef at Roxanne's, the groundbreaking raw food restaurant near San Francisco.
