The point of entertaining is to receive maximum applause for minimum effort. Hey, you can even make a little money on the side by combining a buffet lunch with a sale of your unwanted goods. I LIKE YOU offers advice for dealing with different social groups, catering for alcoholics and providing for the unexpected visit, along with prize-winning jackpot recipes and tips for being a good guest. Complete with ideas for decorating your house and yourself, this book is destined to cause a nationwide renaissance in theme parties. Whether you're navigating a blind date or a children's party, with this book as your guide, you'll be crowned the hostess with the mostest.
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'Practical and hilarious' -- Publishers Weekly Starred review 'Her off-the-wall entertaining techniques can now be yours...Each situation is handled with an aplomb that can only come from a lifetime of hostessing...Though the lifestyle elements that run through the book may bring to mind a more whimsical cousin of Martha Stewart, Sedaris in action is actually more reminiscent of Julia Child, with directions and details that are refreshingly candid.' -- New York Post 'The times call for a heroine, someone to lift us above the malaise, who can inspire us by daring to live a life worth emulating. The times call for a modern-day Marie Antoinette...To take up her queenly mantle, may we suggest Amy Sedaris.' -- News and Observer, New York
| The Art of Hospitality |
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1 | |
| Hospitality in Action |
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35 | |
| T.G.I.F. |
|
37 | |
| Blind Date |
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45 | |
| A Rich Uncle Comes to Visit |
|
55 | |
| The Unexpected Guest |
|
61 | |
| The Out-of-town Guest |
|
64 | |
| Breakfast for Sleepy Hollow Heads |
|
70 | |
| Lumberjack Lunch |
|
72 | |
| Out to Brunch |
|
76 | |
| Cooking Under the Influence |
|
84 | |
| Children |
|
94 | |
| Opening Night |
|
108 | |
| Grieving |
|
118 | |
| Ladies' Night |
|
127 | |
| Entertaining the Elderly |
|
140 | |
| When You Get to Play Nurse |
|
148 | |
| Gypsy |
|
155 | |
| Price Chopmers |
|
161 | |
| Clubs |
|
166 | |
| and Rabbits |
|
171 | |
| Gift Giving |
|
180 | |
| Cooking for One |
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190 | |
| 15-minute Meals in 20 Minutes |
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194 | |
| Jackpot Recipes |
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197 | |
| Fowl |
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198 | |
| The Cavity Hole |
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210 | |
| Misc |
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234 | |
| Pantyhose, Crafts, and Good Ideas |
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275 | |
| Acknowledgments |
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293 | |
Actress (Sex in the City, Strangers with Candy), film star (Elf, Bewitched), co-author (Wigfield), perennial David Letterman guest and yes, David Sedaris's sister (as the Talent family, they write plays together), Amy also runs a small business selling cheese balls and cupcakes.
