From a rising food star, a toast to the art of the dinner party

Hosting a dinner party is a special kind of occasion. You welcome old and new friends into your home and gather around the table. You put out platters of food prepared just for that table of people, passing them around until everyone's had their fill. This sense of sharing and togetherness feeds more than just bellies. It is what helps us stay connected, form new relationships, and build lasting bonds with our chosen families. During socially distanced times, the perfect dinner party might have felt like a lost art, but in For the Table, up-and-coming food writer Anna Stockwell provides all the tools

needed for bringing back the ritual of hosting memorable yet modern dinner parties.

Stockwell has written a cookbook for a new way of entertaining that's simpler, better, healthier, and more fun. Organized by season and full of helpful hosting advice, Stockwell provides accessible and modern menus; each is built around two large platters to pass around the table and includes suggestions for no-recipe side

dishes. Dinner parties don't have to be formal or fussy, or even a lot of work, to be celebratory and gratifying. This book teaches you how to plan and prepare great-tasting and impressive-looking menus that are easy to pull off, as well as offers expert advice on toasts, prep-ahead strategies, and tips on handling guest lists and dietary restrictions. With its mix of innovative food presentation and old-fashioned, homestyle technique, For the Table is a testament to the art of the dinner party and looks forward to the festive dinner gatherings of the future.

一位冉冉升起的美食明星，为晚宴艺术干杯

举办晚宴是一种特殊的场合。你欢迎新老朋友来到你的家里，围着桌子坐下来。你把为这一桌人准备的食物放在盘子里，传来传去，直到每个人都吃饱了。这种分享和团结的感觉不仅仅喂饱了肚子，还帮助我们保持联系，形成新的关系，并与我们选择的家庭建立持久的联系。在与社会脱节的时代，理想的晚餐聚会可能会让人感觉像是一门失落的艺术，但在本书中，新晋美食作家安娜·斯托克韦尔（Anna Stockwell）提供了所有必要的工具，让我们重新拥有举办令人难忘的现代晚餐聚会的仪式。

斯托克韦尔为一种新的娱乐方式写了一本食谱，它更简单、更好、更健康、更有趣。斯托克韦尔按季节编排，充满了有用的主持建议，提供了易懂的现代菜单；每份菜单都围绕着两个大盘子，可以在餐桌上传阅，并包括无需配方的配菜建议。晚餐聚会不一定是正式的或挑剔的，甚至不一定是大量的工作，而是具有庆祝性和令人满意的。本书教你如何计划和准备令人印象深刻且简单易上手的美味菜单，还提供了关于敬酒的专家建议，提前准备的策略，以及关于处理客人名单和饮食限制的提示。本书融合了创新的食物展示方式和老式的家庭烹饪技术，是对晚宴艺术的证明，并期待着未来的节日晚宴。