How to Dine in Style: The Art of Entertaining, 1920 Rey J.
The 1920s marked the high point of refined dining, when silver tray-bearing white-gloved waiters circulated among guests and starched linens and candlelit tables were de rigueur. For the decadent…
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The 1920s marked the high point of refined dining, when silver tray-bearing white-gloved waiters circulated among guests and starched linens and candlelit tables were de rigueur. For the decadent class that came to prominence during the post-war period, achieving a reputation for throwing the most recherch dinner parties meant instant social success, and many an enterprising host or hostess sought advice in J. Rey's The Whole Art of Dining.By turns a collection of practical advice and a catalog of eccentricities, The Whole Art of Dining, republished by the Bodleian Library as How to Dine in Style, contained everything the would-be socialite needed to know in order to elevate food to high art, from tricks for putting together a proper French menu or throwing a garden party to practical tips on serving wines in the correct order and at the right temperature.
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