{"product_id":"new-york-parties-isbn-9780847834037","title":"New York Parties","description":"An insider’s view—an invitation to imaginative private parties at the elegant homes of New York’s most celebrated hosts. Seasoned experts share entertaining secrets. Join Jamee Gregory as a guest at some of New York’s most exclusive private parties. Visit the homes of savvy tastemakers from the worlds of fashion, finance, and design, including Michael Kors, Evelyn and Leonard Lauder, Tory Burch, and Jamie Drake. Observe them behind-the-scenes, shopping at farmer’s markets, arranging flowers, decorating tables, choosing menus, dressing up dining and living rooms, terraces and gardens, and themselves, with great style, ready to receive friends. Follow the Manhattan sociable set’s gatherings throughout the year from SoHo cocktails and Fifth Avenue splendor to a Bridgehampton tented dinner and a Millbrook hunt breakfast, revealing how they entertain with flair. From Porthault linens to plastic glasses, in jeans or evening dress, at elegant holiday celebrations, imaginative birthdays, or an intimate brunch, this book features innumerable inspirational events. Sophisticated party givers discuss what makes a celebration a success—from memorable invitations and cocktail recipes to seating, and special welcoming touches. Dazzling portraits of unique rooms full of glamorous guests show parties unfold. Informative close-up photographs capture details of carefully orchestrated get-togethers, offering the reader myriad ideas.\u003cb\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Parties\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Victorian Musicale\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ewith Joan and Michael Steinberg\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Hunt Breakfast\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ewith Fernanda Kellogg and Kirk Henckels\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Spectacular Holiday Celebration\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ewith Shafi and Alex Roepers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCozy Christmas Dinner\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ewith Dr. Frances Beatty\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Marie Antoinette Tea\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ewith Zang Toi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Collectors’ Dinner\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ewith Blair and Alistair Clarke\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSunday Brunch in the City\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ewith Antony Todd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn Anglo-American Fête\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003ewith Hilary Geary Ross and Wilbur Ross\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Working Lunch at Home\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003ewith Tory Burch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLobster Rolls on the Terrace\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003ewith Michael Kors and Lance Le Pere\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSt. Tropez Cocktails\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003ewith Tatiana and Campion Platt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCelebrate Summer\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003ewith Jamee Gregory\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnniversary Under the Stars\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ewith Evelyn and Leonard Lauder\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBuffet in the Garden\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003ewith Jamie Drake\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Chinese Lawn Party\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eWhitney and James Fairchild\"Must-Read Books: Social fixture Jamee Gregory depicts fabulous at-home affiairs in \u003ci\u003eNew York Parties: Private Views\u003c\/i\u003e.\" ~\u003ci\u003eHarper's Bazaar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[Jamee] Gregory, with photographer Eric Striffler, put together \u003ci\u003eNew York Parties: Private Views\u003c\/i\u003e (Rizzoli), a high-octane compendium of 15 brunches, lunches, and dinners given by top-tier hosts. But just because the pages are filled with all the right people living it up in all the right places - fashion designers Tory Burch and Michael Kors, cosmetics executive\/philanthropist Evelyn Lauder, decorator Jamie Drake, and architect Campion Platt, among others - don't think the book is all unattainable glamour.\" ~\u003ci\u003eElle Decor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eNew York Parties: Private Views\u003c\/i\u003e offer an insider's view of what makes a gathering unforgettable. It also shows how to cope with the unexpected.\" ~\u003ci\u003eHuffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"With her latest book, Gregory, a philanthropist, seasoned entertainer, and contributing editor at \u003ci\u003eElle Decor\u003c\/i\u003e, delivers a deeper look into the spectacular homes she visited in her first book \u003ci\u003eNew York Apartments: Private Views\u003c\/i\u003e by capturing them while at their most spectacular - when filled with elegant flower arrangements, soft lighting, the aromas of good food, and the conversation of friends.\" ~\u003ci\u003eW\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eJamee Gregory\u003c\/b\u003e is also the author of \u003ci\u003eNew York Apartments\u003c\/i\u003e and a contributing editor to \u003ci\u003eElle Decor\u003c\/i\u003e. 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