Author and successful Restauranteur, Donatella Arpaia, shares not only how to make delicious food but to impress your friends & family with a “glamorous “ but simple presentation. Glossy pages with full color photos throughout. Chapters with listed dishes by Season: Hors D’Oeuvres (Simple Cocktail Party); Soups, Salads, Small Plates (Spring Buffet); Pasta & Grains (Casual Summer Dinner); Main Courses (Formal Fall Dinner); Vegetables & Side Dishes; Desserts. Sample Recipes: Gorgonzola Dolce, Bacon, and Onion Crostini; Gennaro’s (NYC Restaurant) Black Kale Salad with Currants; Lentils & Ditalini with Parsley-Mint Pesto; Saffron Risotto; Tilapia Oreganata; Almond-Crusted Chicken Paillards; Family-Style Polenta with Bolognese; Roasted Root Vegetables; Quinoa Tabbouleh-Style; Pan-Fried New Potatoes with Chorizo; Nutella Hot Chocolate; Almost Flourless Chocolate Cake; Coconut Cake; Cannolis. Condition notes: Book in excellent “almost like new” condition and appears unused based on inside pages clean, flat, tight. Jacket clean with very minor surface imperfections and tiny tear. See condition pics.