Entertaining by the Sea: A Summer Place

This book provides ideas for entertaining during the warm weather months, featuring beautiful photographs of joyful gatherings at beach retreats. It includes tips on arranging garden roses, setting relaxed tables, selecting delectable menus, and organizing a bar.

Format: Hardback
Length: 240 pages
Publication date: 21 March 2023
Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications

This book is a treasure trove of ideas for effortless entertaining during the warm weather months. Designer Tricia Foley has sought the expertise of her creative friends and influencers to curate a collection of stunning gatherings at their beach retreats. The photographs showcased in the book capture the essence of joyful occasions, reflecting an artful and sometimes bohemian approach to modern entertaining. The authors provide detailed instructions for creating memorable events, covering everything from arranging beautiful garden roses or wildflowers to setting relaxed tables with a mix of heirlooms and new accoutrements. They also offer delectable menu suggestions and offer tips on organizing a bar on a white lacquer tray. Additionally, the book includes go-to recipes for light summer fare, such as lobster-salad lettuce wraps, salmon with grilled lemon slices, peach almond cake, and musk-melon daiquiris. Sidebars provide helpful tips on setting an outdoor table using a beachy blue-and-white tablecloth or burlap, placing white stones to hold down napkins, using clamshells for salt and pepper, and stocking the pantry to make gatherings a breeze. Whether you're planning a lunch around a weathered picnic table set with mason jars full of herbs under a pergola or a cocktail party on the deck overlooking the marshes, this book will inspire you to create unforgettable warm-weather entertaining experiences.

Weight: 1308g
Dimension: 268 x 208 x 29 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780847899043