Williams-Sonoma Entertaining: Inspired menus for cooking with family and friends

Packed with clever ideas, delicious recipes, and gorgeous color photography, Williams-Sonoma Entertaining is the ultimate guide to a successful party. The secrets of easy entertaining are demystified with helpful sections such as planning menus, buying quality ingredients, coaxing the best flavors out of food, and stocking a bar. Organized by season, each themed menu features accessible recipes driven by fresh ingredients; an easy-to-follow work plan; and detailed how-to photos depicting styling ideas.

Key Features:

* Sixteen seasonal menus with more than 100 simple, delicious recipes

* Beautiful full-color photography shows every recipe as a finished dish, plus key preparation, cooking, and serving techniques

* Inspiring photos show creative ideas for table settings, flower arranging, and party favors

* Dozens of ideas for successful parties, from planning a menu to mixing creative cocktails to shortcuts for preparing the meal