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Learn to COOK - The Perfect Setting

The Perfect Setting
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Manufacturer: Harry N. Abrams
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 645
EAN: 9780810927490
ISBN: 0810927497
Label: Harry N. Abrams
Manufacturer: Harry N. Abrams
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 191
Publication Date: 2000-05-01
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
Studio: Harry N. Abrams

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Editorial Reviews:

"Table settings for all occasions from breakfast to elegant candlelit dinners."

-USA Today "A guide to creating the most stylish table settings imaginable."

-House Beautiful "The Perfect Setting is something of a confection, a delight to be gobbled up and enjoyed. The 168 color photographs are stunning."

-Houston Chronicle Since it was first published in 1985, The Perfect Setting has redefined the ease, beauty, and pleasures of table settings, for any time and for all occasions. Peri Wolfman and Charles Gold's advice on how to combine simplicity with elegance, creating inviting table settings without great expense or enormous effort, remains timely, stylish, and invaluable for all hosts and hostesses. Now in paperback, with more than 160 color photographs and 50 of the authors' favorite recipes-for fresh corn salad, Seckel pears almondine, marinated vegetables, and much more-the book is a wonderful resource and a great gift for anyone who wants to create a perfect setting at home, at a business breakfast, on a picnic, or anywhere at all. 168 photographs in full color, 9 1/2 x 10" PERI WOLFMAN and CHARLES GOLD were the owners of Wolfman, Gold & Good Company, a New York City tableware store, for nearly 20 years. Wolfman is now in-house director of product development for Williams-Sonoma. Gold is a recognized food and still-life photographer; his work has appeared in House & Garden, Vogue, Gourmet, and other national magazines. Peri Wolfman and Charles Gold live in New York City.


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Summary: Tired after 20 years
Comment: White candles in green apples? Basket of oranges next to the freshly squeezed juice pitcher? I'm a fan of Wolfman and Gold's "A Place for Everything" and expected a lot more from this book including some detailed information about what constitutes the "perfect" setting and how to create a lovely table. Unfortunately, the place settings shown in this paperback version (a reprint but not an update of the 1985 hardcover) seem tired and worn out 20 years later. The photos are particularly disappointing - poorly lit and oddly flat with lots of shadows and blurred effects. Check out A Place for Everything but give this one a pass.

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Summary: Table Settings
Comment: I really enjoyed this book more than most of the books that I've purchased on the subject (I have thirteen). The pictures are fabulous and the variety of table settings is superb.

The only room the book has for improvement is the amount of instruction provided. In the future, the author should show us how to fold the napkins, give details on the spacing of the china and provide a few more "down to earth" settings. I've found table setting books that have this type of information to be the most helpful.


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Summary: same as 1985 edition, only cover differs
Comment: True, this is a very good book, and provides a "fix" for the dish junkies among us. However, it should be noted that it is a re-print of the 1985 eidition of the same volume, but with a different cover. So if you are looking for a different book or at least additional pictures, as I was, you will be disappointed. On the other hand, if you've always wanted the original, which I believe is out of print, this is your opportunity.

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Summary: A Lovely Book
Comment: I am very happy with my decision to buy this beautiful book and know that I will make great use of both its table settings and recipes well into the future. My only negative comment (and this is from a purely personal perspective) is that it contains more casual table settings than formal, the latter being what I was actually looking for when I purchased the book. But I am still very glad that I did.

Customer Rating: Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5
Summary: I've never been so excited about setting the table!
Comment: This is a gorgeous book with lots of wonderful ideas for setting a perfect table for ANY occasion! I have always been so worked up over having to have EVERYTHING match that it would take me hours to decide on purchases for dinnerware, linens, centerpieces, etc. Many times I would just leave the store empty handed. Peri Wolfman and Charles Gold showed me that not only isn't it necessary for table items to match, it even looks more interesting and personal when they don't! Now I know I don't have to buy expensive tableware and serving items. Simple baskets and thrift store finds work wonders! This book covers everything from formal dinners to picnics to children's parties to large holiday settings to breakfast in bed! There is something in this book for everyone!


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