Filled with how-tos, personal essays, anecdotes, menus, tips, recipes, and a liberal dash of style, all in good taste will transform you into the hostess everyone wants an invitation from. The book covers all of the essential lost arts - how to shuck an oyster, curating a stellar guest list, dinner-table topics, cocktails in the city - right alongside modern conundrums like food photo etiquette, and innovations like serving pot pies in teacups