This inspirational tome is full of simple Entertaining ideas for casual--big and small--Summer get-togethers.
There are sidebars with 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..
Included are go-to recipes for light Summer fare: lobster-salad lettuce wraps, salmon with grilled lemon slices, peach almond cake, musk-melon daiquiris, and more.
They provide the details for memorable occasions, from arranging garden roses or wildflowers to setting relaxed tables with a mix of heirlooms and new accoutrements and selecting delectable menus to organizing a bar on a white lacquer tray.
Presented are beautifully photographed joyous gatherings at their beach retreats that reflect an artful--sometimes bohemian--approach to today\'s entertaining.
Designer Tricia Foley has gone to her creative friends and influencers to collect their advice.
From a lunch around a weathered picnic table set with mason jars full of herbs under a pergola and a vintage boat picnic to cocktails on the deck overlooking the marshes and a dessert party of bakery favorites in an open-air garage, this book is brimming with ideas for Entertaining with ease during the warm weather months.
This inspirational tome is full of simple Entertaining ideas for casual--big and small--Summer get-togethers