Master the art of entertaining and cement lasting business relationships in the process You're at a fancy downtown
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Table of contents :
Foreword Mark LeBlanc xi Preface xiii Acknowledgments xvii Introduction 1 1 My Definition of Power Entertaining 11 2 Toss (and I Do Mean TOSS) That Caesar Salad! 21 3 20 Secrets of Successful Power Entertaining 35 4 Power Pairing Great Foods with Great Wines 50 5 Your New Best Friends: The Sommelier and the Wine Merchant 65 6 So Many Wines, So Little Time! 83 7 Taste Wine like the Masters Do 133 8 Out of the Kitchen Closet: Coming Out as a Foodie 155 9 Power Entertaining at Home 162 10 Masterminds: From Wine Geek to Wine Expert 177 Epilogue: Taste Life Now! 183 Appendix A 185 Appendix B 189 Appendix C 191 Appendix D 195 Appendix E 197 Appendix F 199 About the Author 201 About the Collaborator 203 Resources 205 Index 207