{"product_id":"how-to-dine-in-style-by-j-rey-9781851240869","title":"How to Dine in Style","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1920, \u003cem\u003eHow to Dine in Style\u003c\/em\u003e opens a window onto the golden age of elegant dining, where the basic function of ingesting nourishment was elevated to a high social art, attended by intricate details and elaborate ritual.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eStarched linens, candles, white gloves, aperitifs, ball suppers, French menus, and garden-parties—this is the world of the decadent classes who came to prominence in the post-war period. Published in an age where achieving a reputation for throwing recherché dinner parties was a route to international celebrity, this is a book about food as performance art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn it, we catch tantalising glimpses of astonishing excess, such as the craze for eccentric venues for dinner parties, including the roof of a Chicago home (for amateur mountaineers), a lion's den, and a gondola in the Savoy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAn engaging blend of practical advice and a catalogue of eccentricity, this book contains everything you need to know, from the fine art of composing a menu to the practicalities of the correct order and temperatures for serving wines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46854592856300,"sku":"9781851240869","price":34.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/2d80399e6b386e6d7d90d75529621928.jpg?v=1759267957","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/how-to-dine-in-style-by-j-rey-9781851240869","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}