Table Manners: How to Behave in the Modern World and Why Bother

Table Manners: How to Behave in the Modern World and Why Bother

Jeremiah Tower, Libby Vanderploeg
$33.99
Publication Date: October 19th, 2016
Publisher:
Thorndike Press
ISBN:
9781410494061
Pages:
263

Description

An authoritative and witty guide to modern table manners for all occasions by one of the world's most acclaimed chefs and restaurateurs
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"Table Manners" is an entertaining and practical guide to manners for everyone and every occasion. Whether you are a guest at a potluck or the host of a dinner party, a patron of your local bar or an invitee at a state dinner, this book tells you exactly how to behave: what to talk about, what to wear, how to eat. Jeremiah Tower has advice on everything: food allergies, RSVPs, iPhones, running late, thank-yous, restaurant etiquette, even what to do when you are served something disgusting. With whimsical line drawings throughout, this is "Strunk and White" for the table.

About the Author

Jeremiah Tower is the forefather of California cuisine and the author of the James Beard Award winning cookbook "Jeremiah Tower's New American Classics." The Beard Foundation has named him Outstanding Chef in America and Regional Best Chef California. He began his culinary career in 1972 as the co-owner and executive chef of Chez Panisse, and has opened numerous highly acclaimed restaurants in San Francisco and around the world. CNN recently made a documentary on his career.Libby VanderPloeg lives in Brooklyn, NY. Her work comes out of her deep affinity for storytelling, music, letterforms, printed ephemera, and wildlife. None of these works could have been made without the world's finest brioche and several good, strong cups of coffee."