Entertaining in style, Nancy Astor and Nancy Lancaster : table settings, recipes, flower arrangements, and decorating /
Churchill, Jane,
Entertaining in style, Nancy Astor and Nancy Lancaster : table settings, recipes, flower arrangements, and decorating / by Jane Churchill with Emily Astor; foreword by Bob Colacello, photography by Andrew Montgomery. - 159 pages : color illustrations ; 31 cm
"Featuring original photography that highlights glamorous menus, interior decor, table settings, and flower arrangements, this book is an homage to joyful entertaining in the English country house style. Nancy Astor and Nancy Lancaster, both born American, were renowned as two of Britain's greatest party-givers, excelling at gracious entertaining, witty repartee, and above all sophisticated menus--talents rooted in their upbringing at Mirador, their Albemarle County, Virginia, family estate known for its superb food.The recent discovery of the original Mirador recipe collection, together with materials from Astor's and Lancaster's archives, provides the basis for this book, a collaboration between descendants of both women. With 75 recipes, the book showcases menus that combine classic English dishes with Southern American classics such as corn fritters, fried chicken, and Pullman salad"--Publisher.
0847871444 9780847871445
Cooking.
Entertaining.
Cookbooks.
Entertaining in style, Nancy Astor and Nancy Lancaster : table settings, recipes, flower arrangements, and decorating / by Jane Churchill with Emily Astor; foreword by Bob Colacello, photography by Andrew Montgomery. - 159 pages : color illustrations ; 31 cm
"Featuring original photography that highlights glamorous menus, interior decor, table settings, and flower arrangements, this book is an homage to joyful entertaining in the English country house style. Nancy Astor and Nancy Lancaster, both born American, were renowned as two of Britain's greatest party-givers, excelling at gracious entertaining, witty repartee, and above all sophisticated menus--talents rooted in their upbringing at Mirador, their Albemarle County, Virginia, family estate known for its superb food.The recent discovery of the original Mirador recipe collection, together with materials from Astor's and Lancaster's archives, provides the basis for this book, a collaboration between descendants of both women. With 75 recipes, the book showcases menus that combine classic English dishes with Southern American classics such as corn fritters, fried chicken, and Pullman salad"--Publisher.
0847871444 9780847871445
Cooking.
Entertaining.
Cookbooks.