How to Dine in Style - The Art of Entertaining, 1920 (Hardcover)

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, aperitifs, 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 recherche 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.

General

Imprint:	Bodleian Library
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	October 2013
First published:	2013
Authors:	J Rey
Dimensions:	198 x 129 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Sewn / Cloth over boards
Pages:	184
ISBN-13:	978-1-85124-086-9
Categories:	Books > Sport & Leisure > Miscellaneous items > Gift books Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Promotions
LSN:	1-85124-086-1
Barcode:	9781851240869

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