Packed with clever ideas, delicious recipes, and gorgeous color photography, Williams-Sonoma Entertaining is the ultimate cookbook for a successful party. The secrets of easy entertaining are demystified with helpful sections for planning menus, buying quality ingredients, coaxing the best flavors out of food, and stocking a bar. Organized by season, each themed menu features accessible recipes driven by fresh ingredients, an easy-to-follow work plan, and detailed how-to photos depicting styling ideas.