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After fifteen years of living like a vagabond on her reporter's
schedule, Julia Reed got married and bought a house in the historic
Garden District. Four weeks after she moved in, Hurricane Katrina
struck. The House on First Street is the chronicle of Reed's
remarkable and often hilarious homecoming, as well as a thoroughly
original tribute to our country's most original city.
In classic Dixie storytelling fashion, with a rare blend of
literary elegance and plainspoken humor, the inimitably charming,
staunchly Southern Julia Reed wends her way below the Mason-Dixon
line and observes many phenomena- from politics, religion, and
women to weather, guns, and what she calls "drinking and other
Southern pursuits." To hear Reed tell it, the South is another
country. She builds an entertaining and persuasive case, using as
examples everything from its unfathomable codes of conduct to its
disciplined fashion sense. And then there is Southern food, which
is an entire world apart: Gumbo, grits, greens, and, of course,
fried chicken make memorable appearances in Reed's essays, which
will amuse, delight, and even explain a thing or two to baffled
Yankees everywhere.
This follow-up to Julia s bestseller Julia Reed s South showcases
her entertaining know-how and that of her noted chef friends and
her love of New Orleans. Held in a variety of venues, from
courtyards to gracious interior spaces, the gatherings menus
include such dishes as grillades, grits, and seafood gumbo, and
cocktails ranging from the traditional Sazerac to a Satsuma
Margarita. Featured are an elegant holiday dinner, a crawfish boil,
and a lunch under the live oaks. All are presented in luscious
photographs and include tips on setting tables, arranging flowers,
and crafting playlists to create a festive mood. Julia s
introduction traces the evolution of New Orleans cuisine, from its
Creole beginnings to the culinary contributions of other ethnic
groups. Sidebars cover iconic watering holes and local specialties
such as the po-boy and the muffuletta, as well as events ranging
from Mardi Gras to raucous St. Patrick s Day. This enticing
cookbook is the ultimate primer is for every party-giver and anyone
interested in laissez bons temps roulez.
In the middle of the night on March 11, 1980, the phone rang in
Julia Reed's Georgetown dorm. It was her boss at Newsweek where she
was an intern. He told her to get in her car and drive to the
Madeira School where she had been a student. Her former
headmistress, Jean Harris, had just shot Dr. Herman Tarnower, The
Scarsdale Diet Doctor. Julia didn't flinch. She dressed, drove to
Madeira, got the story and her first byline and the new American
Gilded Age was off and running. The end of the twentieth century
and the beginning of the twenty-first was a time in which the high
and the low bubbled furiously together and Julia was there with her
sharp eye, keen wit, and uproariously clear-eyed way of seeing the
world to chronicle this truly spectacular era. Dispatches from the
Gilded Age is Julia at her best as she profiles Andre Leon Talley,
Sister Helen Prejean, President George and Laura Bush, Madeline
Albright, and others. Readers will travel to Africa and Cuba with
Julia, dine at Le Bernardin, drink at the Ritz Hotel in Paris,
savor steaks at Doe's Eat Place, consider the fashions of the day,
get the recipes for her hot cheese olives and end up with the ride
of their lives through Julia's beloved South. With a foreword by
Roy Blount, Jr. and edited by her longtime assistant, Everett
Bexley, Dispatches from the Gilded Age establishes Julia Reed as
one of America's greatest chroniclers.
Thrown everywhere from lush gardens and gracious interior spaces to
a Mississippi River sandbar, Julia Reed's parties capture the
celebratory nature of entertaining in her native South. Here, her
informative and down-to-earth guide to giving an unforgettable
party includes secrets she has collected over a lifetime of
entertaining. For this book, she offers up a feast of options for
holiday cocktails, spring lunches, formal dinners, and even a hunt
breakfast. Twelve seasonal events feature delicious,
easy-to-prepare recipes, ranging from fried chicken to Charlotte
Russe and signature cocktails or wine pairings-she introduces her
talented friends (rum makers, potters, fabric designers, bakers)
along the way. Each occasion includes gorgeous photographs showing
her inspiring approach to everything from invitations and setting a
table to arranging flowers and creating the mood. A handbook
section provides practical considerations and sources. This
irresistible book is the ultimate primer for every party-giver.
This Southern gentleman's beloved property in bucolic Americus,
Georgia, has absorbed him for over six decades. It consists of four
intimate dwellings that exemplify various southern architectural
traditions - from a mid-nineteenth-century Gothic to a
Palladian-inspired cottage - charming gardens, and out buildings.
Gatewood shares his personal reflections on how he has created a
unique world for himself tailored to his refined sensibility.
Captured in thoughtful photographs, his seductive spaces illustrate
a relaxed Arcadian style. Gatewood describes the hunt for
discovering singular antique and vintage pieces with a poetic
patina. He is an expert on custom paint finishes and composing
subtle colour palettes, and has an innate talent for incorporating
arresting architectural elements. With flair, he has collected art,
antique furnishings, and decorative objects, which are artfully
displayed in the beautifully appointed dwellings. Gatewood respects
the importance of old world craftsmanship and architectural
restoration, and takes delight in designing picturesque grounds and
plantings, as well as creating comfy areas for his beloved dogs and
peacocks. His close friend, Bunny Williams, has contributed a
section about the lessons she has learned from this master of
discernment.
Welcome to another "Day With Ollie" Today is a very important day
for Ollie...It is his first day at preschool. Spend this special
day with him and learn all about the fun Ollie has, and the new
friends he makes.
In her new book, "But Mama Always Put Vodka in Her Sangria ," "
"Julia Reed, a master of the art of eating, drinking, and making
merry, takes the reader on culinary adventures in places as far
flung as Kabul, Afghanistan and as close to home as her native
Mississippi Delta and Florida's Gulf Coast. Along the way, Reed
discovers the perfect Pimm's Royale at the Paris Ritz, devours
delicious "chuletons" in Madrid, and picks up tips from
accomplished hostesses ranging from Pat Buckley to Pearl Bailey
and, of course, her own mother. Reed writes about the bounty--and
the burden--of a Southern garden in high summer, tosses salads in
the English countryside, and shares C.Z. Guest's recipe for an
especially zingy bullshot. She understands the necessity of a
potent holiday punch and serves it up by the silver bowl full, but
she is not immune to the slightly less refined charms of a blender
full of frozen peach daiquiris or a garbage can full of Yucca
Flats. And then there are the parties: shindigs ranging from sultry
summer suppers and raucous dinners at home to a Plymouth-like
Thanksgiving feast and an upscale St. Patrick's Day celebration.
This delightful collection of essays by Julia Reed, a master
storyteller with an inimitable voice and a limitless capacity for
fun, will show you how to entertain guests with style, have a good
time yourself and always have that perfect pitcher of sangria ready
at a moment's notice.
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