ENTERTAINING CHIC! - MODERN FRENCH RECIPES AND TABLE SETTINGS FOR ALL OCCASIONS

As a member of the famed Taittinger Champagne family, Claudia Taittinger has hosted culinary dignitaries on both sides of the Atlantic and been a guest at some of the most rarified dinner parties in the world. Now, she's collected an artful array of tablescapes and menu items into Entertaining Chic! Modern French Recipes & Table Settings for All Occasions (Rizzoli), an around-the-world tour of perfect parties sure to inspire even the most accomplished tastemakers. --GALERIE
Just ask Claudia Taittinger, of the famed Taittinger Champagne family, a consummate entertainer who has played host to tastemakers from New York to Paris. In her own beautiful new book, Entertaining Chic!, published by Rizzoli, "When entertaining at home it is the 'where' and the 'who' that become the pillars upon which a host, or hostess, can build a truly memorable [occasion].She points out that, Each home's location, and the guests that are expected, provide the inspiration for the host to create a one-of-a-kind performance, where both stagecraft and culinary"--and we'd add mixology--"adventures play a part. Whether hosting a larger get together or an intimate dinner over the flickering light of candles, it all comes down to a harmonious mood and the excitement of surprises, created by the chosen elements as devised by the host