Wild Women Throw a Party: 110 Original Recipes and Amazing Menus for Birthday Bashes, Power Showers, Poker Soirees, and Celebrations Galore
Jul 2007 · Mango Media Inc.
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A collection of recipes, party tips, quotes and anecdotes from wildly entertaining women like Dorothy Parker, Dolly Parton and many more.
Get ready to party like it’s 1929 with Zelda Fitzgerald, drink cosmos like Sarah Jessica Parker, and have a picnic à la Mary Pickford. From Dollywood to Hollywood, these dazzling dames know how to throw a party that gets people talking. Part how-to guide, part history, and completely hilarious, Wild Women Throw a Party includes 110 original recipes inspired by the stories of our favorite famous feminists.
Who knew dangerous debutante Peggy Guggenheim, famous for her arty salons, was also a gifted gourmet? Or that when Eleanor Roosevelt wasn’t serving at soup kitchens, she was hosting the most elegant “do’s” around. Wild Women Throw a Party explores women’s history, food trivia, and party planning ideas while asking, What is feminism? Who is a feminist? And where exactly do we find a woman’s place?
Get ready to party like it’s 1929 with Zelda Fitzgerald, drink cosmos like Sarah Jessica Parker, and have a picnic à la Mary Pickford. From Dollywood to Hollywood, these dazzling dames know how to throw a party that gets people talking. Part how-to guide, part history, and completely hilarious, Wild Women Throw a Party includes 110 original recipes inspired by the stories of our favorite famous feminists.
Who knew dangerous debutante Peggy Guggenheim, famous for her arty salons, was also a gifted gourmet? Or that when Eleanor Roosevelt wasn’t serving at soup kitchens, she was hosting the most elegant “do’s” around. Wild Women Throw a Party explores women’s history, food trivia, and party planning ideas while asking, What is feminism? Who is a feminist? And where exactly do we find a woman’s place?
About the author
Lynette Shirk is a pastry chef and coauthor of Wild Women in the Kitchen. Before launching Volcano Candy to promote her unique Java Lava coffee bean brittle, she worked in the kitchens of Chez Panisse, Postrio, Masa's, Bizou, Stars, WilliamsSonoma, and the James Beard House in New York. An Ohio native, she currently lives in Dallas, Texas.
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