"Some of the most consequential decisions in history were decided at the dinner table, accompanied--and perhaps influenced--by copious amounts of food and drink. This fascinating book explores ten of those pivotal meals, presenting the contexts, key participants, table talk, and outcomes of each. It offers unique insight into the minds and appetites of some of history's most famous and notorious characters, including Bonnie Prince Charlie, George...

When his friends decline to come over for a beef stew dinner, Nicky feels bad until a surprise visitor shows up.

"This will be a modern take on a traditional way of cooking, which highlights the usefulness and versatility of every day pantry items. The recipes will not be making exclusive use of pantry items, but will be using them as a springboard to creative, confident cooking. Recipe size will range from snacks to sides to entrees and desserts, and will be demarcated as such, with a suggested number of people typically ranging from 4-6. Helpful essays on...

"Whatever Happened to Sunday Dinner? came from author Lisa Caponigri's belief that the family who eats together stays together. The book is filled with 52 menus--one menu for each Sunday of the year--that are meant to be cooked together as a family and then enjoyed together. All the classics--lasagne, polenta, stuffed peppersveal piccata, Pasta all'Amatriciana, risotto all Milanese, crostini of all sorts--fill the pages, but there are many surprises...

"When Tucker smells a familiar scent in the air, he knows his favorite day of the year has come--Thanksgiving! Tucker loves to play with his family, help clean up, and most of all, enjoy a delicious feast. But as the day goes by, Tucker and his doggy cousins haven't had even a bite. Will they ever get to gobble up any holiday treats?--

"An upper-class sextet sits down to dinner but never eats, their attempts continually thwarted by a vaudevillian mixture of events both actual and imagined."--Container.

"In her follow-up cookbook to Salad for President, cook, writer, and artist Julia Sherman shows us how to apply an artist's touch to our own home gatherings. Artists throw superior parties, and we can learn from their willingness to draw outside the lines, choose character over perfection, and find boundless joy in feeding family and friends. Cook, live, and host like an artist with inspired, easy recipes and playful hands-on experiments in the kitchen....

"Herschel Caine is a master of the universe. His hedge fund, built on the miracle of machine learning, is inches away from systematically sapping profits from the market. His SoHo offices (shoes optional, therapy required) are ready for desperate investors to flood through the doors. But on May 12, his mind is elsewhere--at his Cobble Hill townhouse and the dinner party designed to impress his flawless neighbors. When the soiree falters, Herschel...

Erin Gleeson is known for her visually stunning, healthy recipes--dishes that are easy enough to prepare after a long day at work, yet impressive enough for a party. Her food has always been ideal for entertaining, but now Gleeson offers detailed guidance on hosting casual, yet thoughtful gatherings from start to finish--from the decor and cocktails to the ideal food pairings. In this new book, more than 100 fresh, innovative vegetarian recipes are...

Ant is honored to receive an invitation to lion's annual dinner party, but is shocked when the other guests behave rudely and then accuse her of thinking only of herself.