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Binding: HardcoverDewey Decimal Number: 642 EAN: 9780847829897 ISBN: 0847829898 Label: Rizzoli Manufacturer: Rizzoli Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 272 Publication Date: October 23, 2007 Publisher: Rizzoli Release Date: October 23, 2007 Studio: Rizzoli Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: To benefit America’s leading center for the research and treatment of all types of cancer, here is a cookbook with a cause par excellence. The members of The Society of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center are some of the most celebrated partygivers in New York City’s fundraising world. Now the ladies of the society have opened up their private recipe files to present foolproof dishes that will turn any event–whether a cocktail party for sixty or a comforting family meal–into the talk of the town. Edited by acclaimed food writer Florence Fabricant, Park Avenue Potluck is filled with such recipes as Cheddar Chutney Croustades, Baked Spinach Risotto, Cider Roasted Pork Tenderloin, and Bermuda Banana Bread Pudding. This unprecedented peek into the dining rooms of Gotham’s poshest addresses offers up advice on entertaining in true New York style. Among the boldface names contributing are Coco Kopelman, Muffie Potter Aston, Nicole Limbocker, Daisy Soros, Patsy Warner, Alexis Waller, and Katie Colgate. Humorous anecdotes, insider tidbits, and party-planning advice from these grand dames make this the season’s choicest invitation. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Little bit of a disappointmentI was slightly disappointed with this book. It's beautifully done, but in paging through it I only found a few recipes I'd use. I had bought these for gifts, sight unseen. I certainly hope the recipients like them better than I did. I had expected more entree recipes instead of the assortment that it has. I had also hoped there would be more photos of the Park Avenue apartments where these recipes originated. I would have returned the books except the proceeds go to a good cause, so I kept ... Read More Rating:  - Great Cookbook---Easy RecipesSo far, I've made the Sweet and Sour Meatloaf, Muffie's Mustard Lemon Chicken, and a great summer squash zucchini cassarole---all with great results. In addition to the wonderfully easy recipes, the cookbook is well photographed and illustrated. It would make a very good addition to your own collection of cookbooks as well as a well received gift. I give this one 5 stars! Rating: - When was the last time you saw "Park Avenue" and "potluck" in the same sentence?In the silver serving bowl on the cover of "Park Avenue Potluck", there's a....could that really be a casserole? For that matter, when was the last time you saw "Park Avenue" and "potluck" in the same sentence? Yes, the days of black tie dinners that begin with Rigaud candles in the hall and champagne in the living room are over. "Ladies who lunch" have pretty much died off. Fashion shows have lost their urgency. And thank you notes are starting to look a lot like e-mails. ... Read More Rating: - "Park Avenue Potluck" is WASP cooking at its finestThe reason this book may appear to be "common" and "easy" by some reviewers is that many of these recipes were created by WASPs (Old Guard families). WASPs like simple, yet attractive food. If you want nouvelle cuisine of the nouveau riche look elsewhere. Rating: - Savvy and easy (the recipes not the hostesses)My wife has cooked many of the recipes in the book and they have been incredible meals. Great thing is she says they are mostly easy recipes. Many favorites of these wonderful Park Avenue Ladies. Ladies you will enjoy these classic recipes. Gents, what a wonderful present. Its a great looking book and you'll get to enjoy many wonderful meals when your wife trys these recipes. All to support Sloan Ketttering, a gift of life for those battling cancer. 
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