From front cover of book dust jacket:
A TREASURE TROVE FOR THE HOSTESS WHO WANTS TO GIVE INTIMATE LUNCHEONS, FESTIVE DINNER PARTIES OR BIG, GALA COCKTAIL BUFFETS WITH A DIFFERENCE - IN WARM CLINES OR SUMMER SEASONS
INTRODUCTION BY JAMES BEARD
A TREASURE TROVE FOR THE HOSTESS WHO WANTS TO GIVE INTIMATE LUNCHEONS, FESTIVE DINNER PARTIES OR BIG, GALA COCKTAIL BUFFETS WITH A DIFFERENCE - IN WARM CLINES OR SUMMER SEASONS
INTRODUCTION BY JAMES BEARD