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The reliable and easy guide to planning any event -- from dinner parties at home to weddings, birthdays and banquets. This is the essential guide to planning any event on budget and with all details considered. In today's challenging economy, people are rediscovering the fun and frugality of hosting parties and throwing their own celebrations, and The Entertaining Encyclopedia is the only do-it-yourself guide they will need. Every phase of entertaining is covered, from how to write and create your own invitations to deciding on a theme and planning and serving the food -- even advice on getting rid of guests who have overstayed their welcome! The author guides the reader in easy-to-follow steps and covers every detail and decision in sections she calls "essential elements": * Essential element 1: Theme * Essential element 2: Location * Essential element 3: Your guests * Essential element 4: Food and beverages * Essential element 5: Entertainment. Also included are 200 recipes and 25 comprehensive menus, allowing readers to plan and host any gathering, from a picnic-boxed lunch to a Chinese banquet to an Oscar-night party. These recipes are foolproof, straightforward and loaded with insider tips and ideas, whether entertaining on a budget or planning a large event. AUTHOR: Denise Vivaldo is a professional event planner who has catered more than 10,000 parties and has cooked for such guests as George H.W. Bush, Prince Charles, Cher and Arnold Schwarzenegger. She is the author four books and lives in Los Angeles, California. 200 recipes, 32 color photos, menu index, beverage glossary, black-and-white illustrations

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Acclaimed food stylist Denise Vivaldo shares the tips and secrets of the trade with cooks and foodies alike who want to become master stylists.It takes a steady hand to arrange the chocolate curls and drizzle the caramel sauce in elaborate designs on top of that sumptuous tiered cake. Whether for food blogs, television, books, magazines, movies, menus, or advertising, food stylists and photographers learn to slice, plate, tweak, and arrange so the dish becomes less a bit of food and more the work of an artisan. With Denise and coauthor Cindie Flannigan’s help, you’ll find: How to get started What equipment you’ll need How to find clients, Tips to staying successful in the business, How to craft and style food (and products that appear to be food) so it all looks delicious from every angle. And more! The Food Stylist’s Handbook has been fully updated and revised to help current culinary professionals, armchair chefs, bloggers, and food photographers understand how to make every picture tell a story. A Finalist in the category of Entrepreneurship & Small Business in American Book Fest's 2018 International Book Awards!

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