The Charleston Academy of Domestic Pursuits
Subtitle: a handbook of etiquette with recipes
By: Suzanne Pollak & Lee Manigault ; illustrations by Tania Lee
Contributors: Manigault, Lee, author; Lee, Tania, illustrator
Publisher: Stewart Tabori & Chang
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 215
ISBN-13: 9781617690860
Subjects: Miscellanea; Etiquette; Entertaining; Dinners and dining; Parties
Other titles: Domestic pursuits
Description: Nestled deep in the South is a tiny Academy that teaches classes in the most important subject in the world: the domestic arts. The Academy's unique curriculum includes everything from cocktail-party etiquette to business entertaining, dealing with household guests, and cooking for the holidays. Here, after a little gentle instruction from Deans Pollak and Manigault, interspersed with plenty of humor, students find they are living healthier, having stronger ties to friends and family, and using their houses to branch out in ways they never dreamed possible. Since not everyone can get to their sold-out classes in Charleston, the Deans are now offering this book so happier living can be within everyone's grasp, not just the select few.--Publisher's description.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Part I: Elementary education. Organization: The kitchen wears many hats ; Must-haves: School supplies ; Basic skills: The ABCs of cooking ; Mood disorders in the kitchen: We will get through this together ; Leftovers: Why are we left over? Weren't we just as good as everyone else last night?; title: Part II: Continuing ed. Radical thinking: Putting the house to work for you ; How to inherit your grandmother's silver: A primer ; Cocktail parties: A goat roping of various and sundry acquaintances; title: Part III: Master class. The holidays: Hit a home run ; Overnight stays: The helpful houseguest ; Business entertaining: Transform your dining table into an ATM machine ; Group gatherings: Clubbing with your besties ; A manners manifesto: How to comport yourself; title: Part IV: The deans conclude.