Product Description

Entertaining - the process of what to cook for friends and family - can be daunting. How to deal with fussy recipes? Or cater for larger numbers? How should the food be presented? How do you make the table look inviting and well put together without too much time or stress? This book provides answers to these questions and more. Victoria and Lucinda give you ideas which enable any host or hostess to move ahead with confidence. Divided into monthly segments with menus for lunch and dinner, seasonal table settings and flower arranging ideas, all illustrated by sumptuous photography, Flavour of the Month opens a whole new world for aspiring hosts who want to entertain beautifully but don't want to end up stressed and worn out. Above all, Victoria and Lucinda's aim is to make entertaining a fun and enjoyable experience as it should be!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #208599 in Books
• Published on: 2008-09-04
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 272 pages

Review
'This book is such a clever idea I'm amazed it hasn't been done before...the recipes are just right for a grand but unpretentious dinner party...(they are) interior designers, and their table settings show the attention to detail that comes with the job.' --Country Life

'You heard it here first: Victoria Cator and Lucinda Bruce are the new Trinny and Susannah but their mission is to reinvent the way we entertain rather than how we dress...The real hero of the book is photographer Mark Cator whose sumptuous images bring V and L's succinct tips and recipes to life.' --Tatler

'Being less domestic goddess than kitchen dunce, I need help. Enter Lucinda Bruce and Victoria Cator...who are set to become glamourous new kitchen pin-ups following the launch of Flavour of the Month...We've deliberately made the recipes as simple as possible,' says Lucinda. Mercifully true. Emboldened, I attempted one of the July recipes over the weekend rack of lamb with guacamole and tomatoes spruced up with a pot of pink geraniums on the table...my testers wolfed it down, declaring it a winner.' --Sophia Money-Coutts, Evening Standard

Alessandro Tome (Ex food writer for Harpers and member of the exclusive Accademia Italiana della Cucina.), March 2008
'The best all round entertaining book that I've seen in a long time.'

About the Author
VICTORIA CATOR studied at Christie's and LUCINDA BRUCE was educated in Paris, returning to London to work in the contemporary art world. Both are skilled cooks and interior designers who for many years have wanted to write a cookery book and include the recipes and design knowledge collected by their family and friends.

Customer Reviews

Victoria and Lucinda's Flavour of the month
This book is nothing short of genius - the answer to all my entertaining dilemmas. I shall be giving this book to all my friends and relatives for Xmas!

Oh, Where have these girls been hiding?
This book has saved all my entertaining dilemnas! Simple instructions brought fantastic results. My guests were full of compliments. Great Christmas present!

really useful and original book
Victoria and Lucinda's Flavour of the Month is a practical book which is enjoyed by many people - the recipes are simple but stylish and the table arrangements beautiful. Really useful and stunningl to look at!