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Award-winning Los Angeles caterer Pauline Parry invites you into her deliciously stylish world in this exuberant celebration of food, fun and love. Join Pauline and her impressive Los Angeles celebrity clientele in a behind-the-scenes look at a variety of party styles. Mouth-watering recipes, detailed tips culled from years of entertaining and photographs of Pauline's many memorable events will inspire you to take your next festive occasion to new heights.This is your insider's invitation to Pauline's fabulous events, including a warehouse cocktail party with late-night cuisine and cutting-edge cocktails; a poolside dinner featuring Latin-inspired dishes that breaks all the rules; a ladies' afternoon tea rich with tradition; a chic garden picnic party featuring wonderful wines; and an extravagantly stylized wedding that will take your breath away. These events and many others are shown in brilliant detail, including menus, recipes and design inspirations to try at your next special event.Each chapter features real people enjoying gourmet cuisine, specialty drinks and inspired environments in the company of friends and family, the way life should be. It's no wonder Pauline Parry believes it's all about food, fun and love.

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Publié par	Distributed by eBookpartnership
Date de parution	01 juin 2022
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781915036292
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	6 Mo

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I want to dedicate this book to my mum and dad who gave me many guiding words but these in particular:
In life you have to work hard and play hard – otherwise it is no life at all.
First published in 2009 by Catersource, Minneapolis, Minnesota Published in 2022 by Pauline Parry, in partnership with whitefox publishing
www.wearewhitefox.com
Copyright © Pauline Parry, 2022
ISBN 978-1-915036-30-8
Also available as an ebook
ISBN 978-1-915036-29-2
Pauline Parry asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work.
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photo- copying, recording or otherwise, without prior written permission of the author.
While every effort has been made to trace the owners of copyright material reproduced herein, the author would like to apologise for any omissions and will be pleased to incorporate missing acknowledgements in any future editions.
Design and Art Direction by Nan Hildebrandt Editorial Assistance by Pauline Hoogmoed Production Assistance by Andrea Klaassen Photographs by Will Henshall, Henshall Photography Cover design by Siulen Design Project management by whitefox Printed and bound by CPI Group (UK) Ltd, Croydon CR0 4YY
CONTENTS
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Introduction
GOOD SPELL NIGHT
At home with friends
FUEL
The passion that drives us
LADIES WHO DO TEA
An afternoon tradition
THE NEW 30
A 40th birthday party
CALIFORNIA BAJA
Poolside
A SUNDAY KIND OF LOVE
A time to be you
LIFE IS A BEACH
Relax and enjoy
CITY WAREHOUSE
After-hours indulgence
LOVE THAT!
A glimpse back in time
WINE AND DINE
Picnic chic
LOVE & MARRIAGE
For always
RECIPE INDEX
GLOSSARY
Acknowledgements
Index

INTRODUCTION
T his book is called Food, Fun, Love and that title absolutely reflects my lifestyle and my work. Food is where it all begins and that’s where my passion lies. The fun is how I create an environment and an ambience for guests, whether I am entertaining at my home or doing an event or party for a client. The love is quite simply the love of doing what I do and sharing this love with friends, family and ultimately, my clients.
As I began working on this book, it was quite clear I wanted to show different environments, I wanted energy, I wanted to prepare food that was right for the occasion and I wanted to have each chapter include the people that have come into my life in one way or another and share this experience with me. After all, this was nearly a year of my life and I wanted it to be an outstanding memory for always. What I did not want was to have a book with staged table environments, in pretty settings, with over-the-top food (that might be unrealistic for most to cook), and that had no real action taking place. Parties are all about people sharing life, enjoying conversation, company, food and beverage, and giving the time together a sense of occasion.
In each chapter, I’ve detailed how the party came about and introduce you to the main characters in each event, their friends and other important people in their lives. It truly was an amazing journey – the pleasure I receive from touching other people’s lives gives me so much joy. I cannot help but reflect on how fortunate I am to be able to bring wonderful celebrations to people in the work that I do. So once again it is the Food, Fun, Love that constantly appears to be what my life is all about!
While this book is all about me, I could not possibly have taken on this project without the support of my staff at Good Gracious! Events. We are truly a team of people who inspire each other. We all have different layers of creativity and talent. When planning, we usually take time to brainstorm over an hour or two until all the elements and pieces come together. Then we all scatter in our different directions to plan the various details assigned to each one of us, and then we harmonize the details for the party. I might add, I have found that creativity doesn’t always happen when it should. While these brainstorming gatherings are good and give us direction, more often than not it continues to develop right up to the time of the party. There are many times when I wake up in the middle of the night and have a vision that changes the course of of action and this change continues right up to when the party begins! I wish it was as simple as black and white but it isn’t. I want to take a moment to tell you about the Good Gracious! team that is very important to me.
Margarita has been with me since day one when she washed dishes and spoke no English. She is now my Executive Chef – that says it all.
Martha was a single parent who joined us right at the very beginning doing prep work. She is now Vice President.
Joanne, our Chef de Cuisine, is my daughter. We have worked together for 12 years, day in and day out. Although not perfect every day, we certainly have found pleasure in working together and I personally have enjoyed watching her grow into the chef she is today – magic!
Ernesto, Ben, Rosie, Irma and Gabina are the strength that keeps our product the best it can possibly be.
Mary, our bookkeeper has been with GG! from the start. Not an easy job, and no doubt she can tell you some business stories!
And Dan, a fairly new addition to the fold, slipped right in with his talent, loyalty and creativity. There are many more who know who they are, that are filtering right in with the Good Gracious! spirit.
This team did not happen overnight but because of their creativity, work ethic and loyalty each will always be cherished in my heart and at Good Gracious! and this book is as much about them as it is about me.
Last but not least, my husband Dennis, plays an extremely important role in my life even though we do not work together. He lends his ear to all of my ups and downs, listens to my ideas about putting a party together, tastes the food at all hours of the day (which is not such a bad thing usually, but lamb chop with a demi glaze rosemary sauce first thing in the morning is not his idea of breakfast). He might not agree when I take crazy risks but he is always there regardless if the results are good or bad. He builds me tables, risers and any other item I might need for an event without question, even on an hour’s notice. He allows me the freedom to grow and to be who I am. Without his support I would not be who I am today and this book would not have happened. Oh, I nearly forgot, we also share a lot of laughter and wine together!
Wishing you a life filled with Food, Fun and LOVE!
GOOD SPELL NIGHT
At home with friends
I have always been interested in the idea that the power of ancient spirits exists and that it can give us the energy and ability to create positive change in our lives and the lives of those around us.
One day when wandering into a book store, a book of good spells caught my eye. I immediately thought it would be perfect to have a party based on this book and on the notion of good spells. After all, I believe that casting good spells is what we do over people when we bring them together for a meal.
The look of the book, with its deep red fabric cover, was my inspiration for the color scheme of the table. And because my home is Spanish in style, I chose a menu influenced by the cuisine of Spain.
A book was placed at each setting. I added my guests’ names to each book very easily, with a label maker and a gold label. That little detail was so effective in creating the first good spell – breaking the ice!
Before the party, I had chosen three spells from the book – one for love, one for health and one for wealth – and provided all the elements those spells took to perform (according to the book, a candle, a penny and a key) and placed them in a decorative bag for each guest. During the evening, we performed each spell as directed by the book. I’m sure you can see where this is going – dinner was a riot, with interesting conversation brought on by the spells...and the Rioja wine helped too!
It made me think about the nature of dinner parties. Really, we – the host and the guests – are the entertainment for the evening. But, because people have somewhat forgotten the fine art of conversation, The Good Spell Book gave this group a structure for their conversation, for the entertainment really. It enabled us to share time with one another in a completely different way. Now that is what I call a powerful energy!
To me, this is the essence of great entertaining – bringing out the best in people with food, fun and love to create a moment in time that is remembered forever. In the “spirit” of this evening of giving, each guest was given a copy of the book and their bag of goodies so they could continue to practice some good spells on their own.

Menu
Preview
Drunken Heirloom Tomatoes
baby heirloom tomatoes first dipped in sherry followed by a spice of chili or zatar
Spanish Goat Cheese Nachos
Begin
Touch of Tapas
Blonde gazpacho
Eggplant with manchego chorizo ragu
Paella cake grilled shrimp
Main
Spanish Style Chicken Paillard
napoleon of chicken layered with snow peas, peppers, roasted garlic layered potatoes skewer of spanish olive, prosciutto and green tomato
Indulge
Caramelized Peach Rice Pudding
rice pudding served with caramelized peach and peach ribbon paper tied with blanched chive
Libation
Sparkling Sangria
Spanish sparkling wine with red berries and tarragon sprig garnish

Drunken Tomatoes with Chili Salt and Zatar Spice
Makes 10 servings
2 8-ounce baskets of small heirloom tomatoes
1 750ml bottle Spanish fino sherry
To serve, place the tomatoes in a bowl or platter accompanied by a small bowl of toothpicks (we use bamboo picks for a great look). In smaller bowls, serve the sherry, Chili Salt and Zatar Spice. Let guests know to take a tomato, dip it in the sherry and then