Swing By!: Entertaining Recipes and the New Art of Gathering

Having thrown hundreds of parties for celebrities, royals, fashion brands, and a long list of family members, Stephanie Nass understand what it takes to be a stellar hostess, and she believes that hosting is an artform. If the definition of art is to please and instruct, there is no more literal art than a dinner party. Like art, a dinner party offers sensory pleasure, comedic relief, beauty, reflection, and inspiration. The dinner party encompasses many artforms: food, wine, fashion, music, calligraphy, etiquette, mixology, sculpture, napkin folding, and interior design, among others. A founder of her own culinary lifestyle brand, Chefanie, and a successfully party business, Stephanie is ready to share all she knows in this, her first book. Organized by type of party standing soirees, seated suppers, outdoor dining, and holiday celebrations the book features twelve fun, festive, and original ideas for hosting, from a pizzeria-based pizza party with homemade rainbow cookies to a sunflower field luncheon, martini night, and an alpine lodge-inspired dinner. Enhanced by Stephanie s hand-painted menus and filled with recipes, checklists, affordable DIY tricks, flower arranging techniques, and the tablescapes for which Stephanie is known, Swing By will delight and instruct readers eager to entertain. See more