How to Set a Table

Author: Potter Gift
Publisher: Clarkson Potter
ISBN: 045149802X
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 129

Book Description
This hip, fabric-covered guide includes creative ways to style a table--whether for a sit-down dinner, cocktail party, brunch buffet, picnic in the park, and other fun get-togethers Whether you live in a small apartment or sprawling suburban kitchen, How to Set a Table features stylish, modern ideas for welcoming family and friends in your home. This gift book, wrapped in a pretty, printed fabric, serves as a practical step-by-step guide to entertaining--with extra information on etiquette, place setting basics, centerpieces, mixing and matching, essential glassware, and napkin folds. With unexpected ideas for using all the great tableware you can find at flea markets, chain stores, or around the house, How to Set a Table updates a classic topic for a new generation of hosts.

The Art of the Table

Author: Suzanne Von Drachenfels
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0684847329
Category : House & Home
Languages : en
Pages : 598

Book Description
"Home Comforts" meets Miss Manners in this elegant, comprehensive guide to the table -- an invaluable resource for every aspect of formal and informal dining and entertainment. 130 line drawings throughout. 16 pages of color photos.

Table Settings

Author: Alberto Pinto
Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications
ISBN: 9780847834808
Category : Table setting and decoration
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
"Originally published in French as Tables: Alberto Pinto in 2009 by Editions Flammarion"--T.p. verso.

Table Elegance: A Beginner's Guide to Setting the Perfect Table

Author: Elizabeth Jimenez
Publisher: Elizabeth Jimenez
ISBN:
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 247

Book Description
Table Elegance is a comprehensive beginner's guide that unveils the art of setting the perfect table. From selecting the right dinnerware and arranging flatware with precision to creating captivating centerpieces and accommodating special considerations, this guide offers practical insights for transforming any meal into a memorable dining experience. With a focus on aesthetics, functionality, and personal touches, "Table Elegance" empowers hosts to master the subtleties of table setting, encouraging creativity and experimentation to elevate every gathering.

Tablescapes: Setting the Table with Style

Author: Kimberly J. Schlegel Whitman
Publisher: Gibbs Smith
ISBN: 142361397X
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 193

Book Description
In Tablescapes: Setting the Table with Style and Flair, socialite, high-end event planner, and consummate hostess Kimberly Schlegel Whitman shows how to set the stage for special-occasion meals by setting a beautifully creative table with flair and panache. Featuring some of the most exquisite china, silver, and crystal, Whitman shows how she develops decorating themes appropriate for any occasion-from sit-down dinners for a few guests or buffets for many, to bridal and baby showers, holiday dinners with the family, and al fresco parties at the beach. Personalized table coverings are one of her specialties, and this book has a plethora of ideas.

Place Settings in Time: One Woman's Legacy

Author: Barbara McCranie
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0615186890
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 92

Book Description
This memoir follows Barbara McCranie's journey from her rural homestead, where the large kitchen was the center of her universe, to the present day, where the world was her playground. En route, she set her table in a barnyard and onboard a boat floating at the foot of the Statue of Liberty.

The dinner etiquette - Everyone can set the table

Author: Charlotte Reimsen
Publisher: Babelcube Inc.
ISBN: 150718980X
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 39

Book Description
“How does it work? From the outside to the inside? And how should I eat these prawns without half of it falling off?” Don’t worry, you’re not alone. We’re all in the same boat. Who would still remember how to behave yourself at the table?! Well, with this book you’ll have an overview about the do’s and don’ts at the table. First, we’ll give you a glimpse into the preparation. For example, do you know how to plan a menu for ten people? Also, ‘The dinner etiquette: Everyone can set the table’ has all the information about how to set the table. Setting it and decorating it are both equally important. The category ‘The art of eating’ gives us answers to all the questions we’ve had flying around in our heads. There is a way to eat spaghetti without having tomato sauce all over you and well tell you how! We’ll also explain what the prayer is all about and how kids should behave, as well as problems that lefties could encounter. Nobody should say that eating is easy! It’s the exact opposite, but with this book you’ll have the perfect helper and are guaranteed to make a fabulous impression! In this sense – Bon appetite!

A Passion for Parties

Author: David Tutera
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0743202287
Category : Entertaining
Languages : en
Pages : 200

Book Description
A guide to party planning shows how to select invitations, themes, menus, table settings, music, lighting, flowers, and decor for weddings, holiday parties, formal dinners, and cocktail parties.

Planning A Wedding For Dummies

Author: Sarah Lizabeth Barker
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1119883245
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 419

Book Description
Let Dummies be your wedding planner and get hitched without a hitch Planning A Wedding For Dummies covers everything you need to know to pull off the perfect celebration on your big day. This book even makes it fun! We take the stress out of wedding planning, simplifying the whole process and giving you the tools you need to plan and execute a memorable day. Send out those save-the-dates, manage any crisis that might arise on the day of, and everything in between. Dummies has your back. This friendly For Dummies book is your guide on the exciting journey of planning all the events leading up to the wedding, as well as post-wedding activities. Planning A Wedding For Dummies includes tips and checklists to keep you organized, whether you’ll have 10 guests or 1,000 guests. Break down the wedding planning process into simple steps, so you can stay on track Laugh along as you read stories about real-life couples who have gone before you and gain insight into wedding day outcomes and scenarios Keep everything in perspective to keep your wedding stress-free Find worksheets and checklists to help you through budgeting and beyond With this perfect guide, you can plan a perfect wedding—and say “I do” on the best day of your life!

Speculative Research

Author: Alex Wilkie
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134890702
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 241

Book Description
Is another future possible? So called ‘late modernity’ is marked by the escalating rise in and proliferation of uncertainties and unforeseen events brought about by the interplay between and patterning of social–natural, techno–scientific and political-economic developments. The future has indeed become problematic. The question of how heterogeneous actors engage futures, what intellectual and practical strategies they put into play and what the implications of such strategies are, have become key concerns of recent social and cultural research addressing a diverse range of fields of practice and experience. Exploring questions of speculation, possibilities and futures in contemporary societies, Speculative Research responds to the pressing need to not only critically account for the role of calculative logics and rationalities in managing societal futures, but to develop alternative approaches and sensibilities that take futures seriously as possibilities and that demand new habits and practices of attention, invention, and experimentation.