| ReviewDavid Rosengarten, creator of the Rosengarten Report, a newsletter reporting on all the latest feed goodies to be found online, has combined the need to shop and the need to entertain and called it David Rosengarten Entertains. It’s a party cookbook chock-a-block with where to buy it selective information and how to make it directions for the agreeably diverting with feed challenged.
There are 16 theme parties and they encircle the world: Spanish tapas, Italian pizza, Japanese tempura, Tunisian couscous, Texas BBQ, French bouillabaisse, Mexican tacos, American hot dogs, Indian tandoor chicken, Argentinian steak, Italian bollito miisto, Cajun gumbo, French cassoulet, Greek kebabs and lamb, Cuban roast pig, and English cucumber sandwiches. In each and each chapter (they all have clever titles such as “Love Me Tandoor,” and “A Totally Frank Party”) there’s galore central must-have item– whether the Spanish jamon, the Texas barbecued brisket, the fresh Indian spices, the best steak, etc., and Rosengarten tells you where to shop. This section of the chapter is called The Ingredient. It is preceded by an introduction to the chapter conception called The Plan, followed by potables suggestions underneath the heading Beverage Time, and at last into the nuts and bolts with The Recipes.
Basically, Rosengarten removes any and all strain from agreeably diverting with feed (including the strain of reading–the size of the type makes this book readable from all over the kitchen). He declares we are in the Third Epoch of agreeably diverting where it’s all regarding What is Good (if in doubt, he’ll tell you). In the First Epoch (1950-1975) it was all in regards to What Sounded Good disregarding of truth in tasting. In the Second (1975-2000), What Looked Good was based on trendy restaurant presentation. One is left to wonder in regards to a world of feed and agreeably diverting prior to 1950. –Schuyler Ingle
From Publishers WeeklyAs gourmands well know, feed and love are inextricably intertwined; and, says Rosengarten, dinner parties heighten that connection. Such events implicate a outstanding deal of work for the host, but Rosengarten has gone to outstanding lengths to think of, and address, each detail of 16 themed fêtes representing a potpourri of cuisines and settings, from “It’s Tapas Time” to “Zydeco Thanksgiving.” Rosengarten honed his accomplishments for the duration of his seven-year stint on Food Network’s Taste show, and he has authored assorted cookbooks, including The Dean and Deluca Cookbook. Here he combines originative yet accomplishable recipes with clever embellishing suggestions and tips for amusement and beverages. For each party, he focuses on “The Ingredient”: the one, perfective feed that will make the party authentic and, well, fabulous. Rosengarten’s cognition of feed esoterica is wide and impressive; a discourse on Spanish ham, for example, is elaborated and fascinating. The author’s a lively interest for agreeably diverting is apparent in both the specificity and care taken with each party plan, and the exuberant asides that make readers feel like cooking compatriots (“One taste of the old-fashioned antipasto salad… laden with crunchy hearts of iceberg lettuce, and you’ll likely say—as I’ve been known to— ‘Exactly what is so outstanding in regards to radicchio?’ “). Photos.
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ReviewDavid Rosengarten, television food-show host, feed and wine writer, not only has a plan, he gives readers 16 completely worked-out blueprints for foolproof parties–among them a Party Marseillaise, a Mexican Street Party, a Devon Cream Tea and Tunisia for Twelve. Recipes are included, of course, but also table settings, even costumes. (Associated Press, November 26-29, 2004)
If a dinner party is an probability to show warmth, affection, and respect for guests, as Rosengarten states, this book without doubt offers a wealth of opportunities. Sixteen distinct parties are outlined, including recipes fitting beverages, set dressing, table dressing, entertainment, and origins (with web internet sites and toll-free phone numbers) from which to buy the hard-to-find distinguishing trait ingredients and design elements. Each party division holds plenteous recipes, any of which could be used to heighten an each and everyday meal or serve as an factor in a party scheme. Most of the themes are casual, e.g., “Totally Frank Party,” but the “Devon Cream Tea” would satisfy anyone’s yearning for old-fashioned elegance. Parties such as “Cassoulet” and “Show Up Chez Moi for Beans and Wienies” may be rustic in setting but require a reasonable amount of preparation time and a to the full or entire extent stocked pantry. Unlike Christopher Lowell’s Christopher Lowell, the Hassle-Free Host, Rosengarten’s work focuses on authentic preparation in lieu of “cheating” with prepared and packaged goods. Though this is not for last-minute party planners, experienced cooks will take delight in the challenge of obtaining the elusive ingredients – not to mention the gratification of serving the authenti article. Recommended. – Ann Weber, Bellarmine Coll. Prep., San Jose, CA (Library Journal, October 15, 2004)
As gourmands well know, feed and love are inextricably intertwined; and, says Rosengarten, dinner parties heighten that connection. Such events implicate a outstanding deal of work for the host, but Rosengarten has gone to outstanding lengths to think of, and address, each detail of 16 themed fêtes representing a potpourri of cuisines and settings, from “It’s Tapas Time” to “Zydeco Thanksgiving.” Rosengarten honed his achievements for the duration of his seven-year stint on Food Network’s Taste show, and he has authored assorted cookbooks, including The Dean and Deluca Cookbook. Here he combines originative yet possible to do recipes with clever embellishing suggestions and tips for amusement and beverages. For each party, he focuses on “The Ingredient”: the one, perfective feed that will make the party authentic and, well, fabulous. Rosengarten’s noesis of feed esoterica is wide and impressive; a discourse on Spanish ham, for example, is elaborate and fascinating. The author’s ebullience for agreeably diverting is evident in both the specificity and care taken with each party plan, and the exuberant asides that make readers feel like cooking compatriots (“One taste of the old-fashioned antipasto salad… laden with crunchy hearts of iceberg lettuce, and you’ll likely say–as I’ve been known to–‘Exactly what is so outstanding when it comes to radicchio?’ “). Photos. (Oct. 18)
FORECAST: Wiley is hoping to score holiday sales, supporting the book with a 20-city radio tour and national ads. (Publishers Weekly, September 13, 2004)
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