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Entertaining with Style |  | Author: Paul Burrell
Publisher: Andre Deutsch Ltd
Category: Book
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Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 561328
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 144
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.7
Dimensions (in): 9.6 x 8.7 x 0.6
ISBN: 0233997474
Dewey Decimal Number: 642
EAN: 9780233997476
ASIN: 0233997474
Publication Date: October 4, 1999
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Worried about which glass to use for which wine at dinner parties? Having a cutlery crisis? Faced with a globe artichoke for the first time? Stumped for a simple but stylish supper menu? Paul Burrell has the answers in IEntertaining with Style/I. This useful volume is packed with solid information about dinner-party etiquette (including instructions on how to eat such difficult social-indicator foods as asparagus, fresh fruit, the dreaded artichoke and even cheese), planning and executing a wedding, flower arrangements for several occasions and dealing with unwanted guests (greet them warmly, then deal at a later date with whoever so inconsiderately brought them). A collection of seasonal menus covers the gamut of social eventualities from a Romantic Dinner for Two, by way of a Summer Wedding and a Spring Family Lunch, to a Christmas Lunch and New Year's Drinks and Canape Party. The recipes are pleasant, uncomplicated British classics, such as "Beef Wellington", "Simnel Cake", "Roast Beef and Yorkshire Pudding" and "Punch Jelly".p The clincher, though, is that Paul Burrell used to be butler first to the Prince and Princess of Wales and later to the Princess alone. His pride in having served the Princess, and his affection for her and her memory, are touchingly evident throughout. Many of the recipes are revealed to be royal favourites. Nuggets of information about the running of royal households are discreetly distributed. The risks of kitsch or tastelessness in a project like this, it must be said, are high, and by and large they have been avoided. --IRobin Davidson/I
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 An entertaining book on entertaining...... and more ! October 30, 1999
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Snippets of Royal history with bits of inside info. on the establishment, along with delicious but simple recipes - You will want try them all. And you don`t have to be a florist to make any of his flower arrangements. A book for anyone and everyone.
 Excellent summary with effective simplicity of execution October 16, 1999
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I have known how to entertain but have not always known the right procedure for certain situations and this book certainly puts a host and guest at ease. Everyone should have a copy. The recipes are mouth watering and practical.
One of those 'must-haves' -- a beautiful book October 21, 1999
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This book contains nothing you did not really know already, but the information, tips and recipes are presented so elegantly, so clearly and so mouthwateringly that you will be pleased you bought this work. It is at the same time practical and inspiring: the photography is stunning, but the recipes are not difficult, nor necessarily expensive or time-consuming. This underlines Burrell's priciple that a lot can be achieved by keeping the basics simple, yet taking great care in the presentation without being fussy or over the top. The little asides on Royal customs and preferences serve as no more than a tasteful garnish, giving the book that little extra sparkle -- and let's face it, for most of us it is the closest we'll ever get to dining with Royalty! I would not hesitate to recommend it as a gift for a hostess, or the difficult-to-buy-for 'person who has everything'. (In which case I would swallow a remark about the annoying mistake in the section on choosing wines where the word 'palette' is used where 'palate' seems to be meant. What a pity in a book that has been put together with so much attention to detail.)
 a disappointment October 2, 2006
Malcriada (cyberspace)
This book is a little of everything and not much of anything. Above all, it is a recipe book (you will find 8 recipes for bug-shaped foods to be served at children's parties - gummy candy creepy-crawlies in jellies, anyone?). The author also explains how to arrange flowers (and what to do if they droop), make centerpieces, fold napkins, remove various kinds of stains (dog puddles!), provides information on wedding superstitions and names of wedding anniversaries, aphrodisiac foods, as well as flowers and their meanings. There are snippets of information on various royal mansions, selected royal family customs, and some memories of the late Princess Diana . The information on etiquette is scarce and fragmentary. This book is by no means an exhaustive source of knowledge of the finer points of etiquette/table manners, although the author does provide some tips on how to eat 'difficult foods,'serve wine and compose wedding invitations, along with very basic information on 'general civilization' (don't smoke around non-smokers, pick your teeth or talk with your mouth full). If you have your own back yard and live in a cold climate, you may appreciate Paul Burrell's tip on the effects of hanging your table linen out in heavy frost overnight.
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br /Some of the information the author provides will strike you as odd: "I have served brandy in glasses as large as goldfish bowls - these are excellent for the brandy (...)" Are they? "At the end of the meal, ladies may want to apply a little powder or lipstick. It is appropriate to do this at the table (...)" Is it??? Paul Burrell mentions a reception where champagne was served in tiny bottles, with a straw - he believes this to be "a novel and very stylish way to serve the drink, and so simply executed". Oh, well...
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br /I have not learned much from this book and found it lacking in focus.
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br /If you are interested in table manners, I recommend the exquisite "The Art of the Table" by Suzanne von Drachenfels.
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