Secrets from a Caterer’s Kitchen
The Indispensable Guide for Planning a Party
After a celebrated career catering for the Academy Awards, Queen Elizabeth II and Julia Child, author Nicole Aloni has mastered the tricks-of-the-trade. Now she shares them with readers everywhere in Secrets from a Caterer’s Kitchen: The Indispensable Guide for Planning a Party. In her book, Nicole Offers mere mortals insider tips on how to produce an elegant event without the expense of a caterer.

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Learn how to:
- plan sumptuous menus for large gatherings or intimate affairs
- calculate food and liquor quantities
- decorate for theme festivities
- stock your "Party Pantry" for quick and easy entertaining
- entertain outdoors
- write innovative, exciting invitations
- estimate what a party really costs
- hire party help like florists, rental companies and valets
Plus more than 150 party proven recipes!
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Does this book include Italian themed parties?
Yes, it does.
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