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Dinner Is Served: An English Butler's Guide to the Art of the Table
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by:
Inch, Author
Hirst, Arlene
Inch, Arthur
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Publisher:
Running Press
Published: October 14, 2003
ISBN: 0762415584
Format:Hardcover
Pages:160
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Book Description
From Publishers Weekly
Inch, a butler with more than 50 years of experience serving British nobles, and Hirst, a china connoisseur and a senior editor at Metropolitan Home magazine, instruct the masses on the history of fine dining and on the ways in
which contemporary households can host their own formal dinners. Inch describes, in careful detail, how to set the table, what type of flatware and china to use, how to maintain expensive pieces, and how to be a pleasant host or guest. Inch traces
customs back to France, Italy and Great Britain, and explains the origin of phrases such as "pass the port" and "drawing room" (originally called the "withdrawing" room). Although most of the book is written in a formal tone, the writers aren't above
occasionally letting loose, and they amuse themselves with such pretty tricks as making music with glassware. This guide is fun to read as a light history as well as for preparation for a formal dinner.
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.
About the Author
Arthur Inch is an English butler with over 50 years of experience in private service at English Estates. He also served as the on-set advisor for the film Gosford Park. Arlene Hirst is a Senior Editor at Metropolitan Home
magazine. She specializes in table settings and etiquette.
Book Description
Elegant entertaining is always in style, and who better to explain the finer points of the art of the table than Arthur Inch, a veteran English butler who served as
technical advisor for the film Gosford Park? With an historian's appreciation for the traditions of fine English homes, he discusses the elements of the table, including flatware and silver, china and glassware, serving vessels, and table decorations, as
well as table and serving etiquette.
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