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Festive Occasions Cookbook
From Williams-Sonoma Entertaining, creative recipes & ideas for stylish & memorable gatherings: a Gala Buffet, an Al Fresco Lunch, a Romantic Dinner for Two, a Traditional Thanksgiving, & more. 10 3/4" x 11 3/4". Color photos.
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192 pages, Hardcover
First published October 1, 1993
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Chuck Williams
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Charles Edward Williams (October 2, 1915 – December 5, 2015) was the American founder of Williams Sonoma and author and editor of more than 100 books on the subject of cooking. Williams is credited for playing a major role in introducing French cookware into American kitchens through his retail and mail-order business. He became a centenarian in October 2015 and died two months later on December 5, 2015, in San Francisco, California.
In 1947, Chuck Williams settled in Sonoma, California, and opened his first shop as a hardware store. In 1953, Williams took his first trip to France, where he quickly fell in love with French kitchenware such as copper cookware, and is quoted as saying, "I knew this was something that wasn't found in America, but thought people would want." Shortly after returning home, he formulated a plan to import French cooking and serving equipment into America and eventually converted his store into a cookware shop in 1956. Thus, Williams Sonoma was founded, selling professional and restaurant-quality kitchenware for home use, leading to founder Chuck Williams being recognized as one of the titans of the American food revolution.
source: Wikipedia
Please see: Chuck Williams
Charles Edward Williams (October 2, 1915 – December 5, 2015) was the American founder of Williams Sonoma and author and editor of more than 100 books on the subject of cooking. Williams is credited for playing a major role in introducing French cookware into American kitchens through his retail and mail-order business. He became a centenarian in October 2015 and died two months later on December 5, 2015, in San Francisco, California.
In 1947, Chuck Williams settled in Sonoma, California, and opened his first shop as a hardware store. In 1953, Williams took his first trip to France, where he quickly fell in love with French kitchenware such as copper cookware, and is quoted as saying, "I knew this was something that wasn't found in America, but thought people would want." Shortly after returning home, he formulated a plan to import French cooking and serving equipment into America and eventually converted his store into a cookware shop in 1956. Thus, Williams Sonoma was founded, selling professional and restaurant-quality kitchenware for home use, leading to founder Chuck Williams being recognized as one of the titans of the American food revolution.
source: Wikipedia
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August 3, 2019
Not the cover I have - and my version lists Joyce Goldstein as a co-author. From the Williams-Sonoma Entertaining series.
A pretty book, organized around menus designed for entertaining groups of various sizes. Some good tips on entertaining, and lovely, coffee-table sized images, but I find these sorts of books of nominal use. I rarely entertain on a scale of 12 or 24 - or 2, for that matter - so having set and established recipes that are likely to suit all the tastes and restrictions of those sorts of numbers of guests is more fanciful than reality.
A pretty book, organized around menus designed for entertaining groups of various sizes. Some good tips on entertaining, and lovely, coffee-table sized images, but I find these sorts of books of nominal use. I rarely entertain on a scale of 12 or 24 - or 2, for that matter - so having set and established recipes that are likely to suit all the tastes and restrictions of those sorts of numbers of guests is more fanciful than reality.
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