Tables & Spreads: A Go-To Guide for Beautiful Snacks, Intimate Gatherings, and Inviting Feasts

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From the author of the bestselling Platters & Boards comes a beautifully photographed recipe collection and styling guide that shows you how to easily create lovely, abundant spreads for every occasion.

Tables & Spreads is a must-have cookbook and resourceful styling guide from bestselling author Shelly Westerhausen. Here are more than 60 easy-to-prepare recipes plus behind-the-scenes insight into creating a beautiful, inviting table for every occasion, including tips on choosing a theme, styling your food in creative ways, and achieving that “wow factor” with linens, flowers, music, and more. There are 20 visually striking spreads that range from Ladies Night Lettuce Wraps to a Christmas Morning Dutch Baby Party, Dips for Dinner, and a Boozy Bloody Mary Bar. Rich with gorgeous and instructive photography, Tables & Spreads is inspiring yet totally accessible, perfect for home cooks who like to host gatherings of all sizes, and those who loved Shelly’s first book, Platters & Boards. Complete with timelines, shopping lists, diagrams, and more, this book includes all the tools you need to make every meal delicious and unforgettable.

• NEXT LEVEL ENTERTAINING: Tables & Spreads takes easy entertaining to the next level with additional recipes and robust guidance on casual styling of beautiful platters and tables for any number of guests.
• ON TREND: The simple but impactful guidelines in this book speak to the way people are eating and entertaining today—often casually, with beautiful presentation, and a “help yourself” mentality. This book teaches us how to do that elegantly and create gorgeous grazing tables whether you’re preparing a “snack dinner” for one, a family brunch, or a large-scale wedding or holiday table.
• FOR ALL SKILL LEVELS: Anyone can make successful, beautiful spreads with these easy-to-follow guidelines and visual inspiration. These grazing spreads offer low-effort, high-impact results with easily sourced ingredients to feed a crowd-perfect for anyone that loves to eat and entertain.

Perfect for:

• Fans of Shelly Westerhausen and of Platters & Boards
• Ina Garten and Martha Stewart fans who are always looking for creative & tasty ideas
• People who seek inspiration in tablescaping, arranging, menus, and party inspirations

From the Publisher

This one’s for the grazers.

Have you ever wanted to create a beautiful grazing table but have no idea where to start?

This book is for you.

What is a Spread?

A spread is a series of platters, boards, and servingware that are grouped together by a common theme to create an abundant display of food. Spreads are a great option for both entertaining a crowd and feeding a small group for several reasons.

Spreads let you enjoy a variety of food in one sitting without having to create elaborate recipes.

Tables & Spreads includes twenty-one board themes with over sixty-five recipes. Each theme includes styling notes, recipes, and a drink pairing suggestion. You can pick and choose a single recipe to prepare, or make all the recipes within a single theme.

Spreads are easy to scale up and down depending on the number of people you plan to feed.

Whether you plan on feeding a crowd of eight or an intimate weeknight dinner when you don’t feel like cooking, a great spread is filled with an array of visually striking foods that are tied together by a common theme or that work well together when served.

Spreads make it easy to create a meal that feels cohesive, meaningful, and curated.

Venture beyond the board to learn you how to create and style a table to be visually pleasing (and so Instagram-able). This book helps you end up with a visually cohesive, themed party vibe, instead of being hyper-focused on a single board.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Chronicle Books; Illustrated edition (May 4, 2021)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 288 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1797206494
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1797206493
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.25 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.5 x 1.2 x 10.3 inches