Friends at My Table: Feeding Crowds Effortlessly - Hardcover

Alice Hart is a genius at effortless entertaining and serving up delicious food for a crowd. In Friends at My Table she’s crafted 12 complete menus—3 for each season—and 70 perfectly delicious recipes for a year’s worth of colorful celebrations. Menus include food and drink for a bridal shower, brunches, a laid-back summer wedding, picnics, autumn bonfires, and even a New Year’s Eve dinner. There’s something here for every occasion, mood, budget, and palate—omnivores and vegetarians, too.

Also, get ideas for charming activities to incorporate into your parties: how to build a home smoker, tips on wild-food foraging, how to pack for a picnic, and even the basics of playing beach cricket.

ALICE HART is an energetic, authoritative, new food voice who loves to share her culinary knowledge . . . and meals with friends. For her, food is about fun. She is a food stylist, food editor, and the author of three cookbooks. She was a columnist for the New York Times Dining & Wine section and also writes for the Sunday Telegraph's Stella magazine. She was the youngest ever food editor at Waitrose Food Illustrated. She has styled food for Condé Nast, the BBC, Fortnum & Mason, the Observer, the Times, and Green & Black's Chocolate. Her food is inspired by her travels around the world, and she always cooks with fresh, seasonal produce.