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Hardcover
Publisher: Stewart, Tabori and Chang
Laurie Proffitt
First book by the popular Food Network personalities and winners of The Next Food Network Star competition
Everyone loves a party; now hosting can be as fun as attending
More than 100 great party-proven recipes—from signature cocktails to upscale comfort food—that are easy to make at home
The stars of Food Network’s popular Party Line with the Hearty Boys bring their signature style of casual entertaining to their first book. These Hearty Boys don’t solve literary mysteries, but they sure are great at demystifying party-throwing. Dan Smith and Steve McDonagh are two guys who never attended culinary school yet built one of Chicago’s most popular catering businesses. In Talk with Your Mouth Full, the couple’s self-deprecating, natural approach to cooking, which has made them such a hit on the Food Network, comes through on every page. Packed with exciting but accessible recipes, clever how-to tips, and a gaggle of tales from the catering trenches, this is truly an entertaining entertainment cookbook.
Featured recipes include hors d’oeuvres, starters, main dishes, side dishes, desserts, and libations. Nibble on Gorgonzola, Fig, and Pecan Cheese Terrine or pass Seared Ahi on Wonton Crisps. Or sit down to enjoy Balsamic Mushroom Chicken and Oven-roasted Root Veggies, and finish the meal with Chocolate Cream Cheese Cupcakes. Talk with Your Mouth Full offers help on everything from chilling wine to decorating a buffet table, as well as complete menus and planning advice. It’s the ultimate guide to enjoying food and company.
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| Hearty Boys Cater to Sophisticated Laddies (and Ladies) |
| Customer Rating: 5 out of 5 |
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Chicago's Hearty Boys broke through as the first gay couple to have their own TV show,as well as win Food Network's "Next Food Network Star." They brought their catering skills to a national venue,showcasing their "retro with an edge" style. They have a sense of camp like the Puppini Sisters,and a sense of taste&class like Pink Martini.
"Talk with your mouth full" is hardly everyday food,let alone 30 minute meals. Dan Smith and his business- and life- partner Steve McDonagh bring fancy meals to the table. They have sophisticated appetizers like chilled beets and asparagus with nasturtiums, caviar deviled eggs, and truffled mashed potatoes. Forget quiche. They have goat cheese and red pepper torte. One of their simpler recipes is pearl barley tabbouleh,they give Chef Boyardee a run for his money with their leek and cremini ravioli with red and yellow tomato concasse. They have a fancy shellfish polenta,along with salmon Wellington and seared ahi on wonton crisps. There's a sense of class and delicacy with the presentation; everything looks too good to eat. They give wine&cocktail pairings,as well as timelines. This is cooking for crowds,not everyday. It's cooking to impress. If these two men are "unduly feminine",they're doing a good job at it and should stick with it!
One Catholic priest claimed that homosexuality leads to art collecting&eating sweets. He should've stopped with his condemnation if he saw the creative desserts the Hearty Boys cook up. They have Almond Punch (for marzipan fans). There are chocolate cream cheese cupcakes,pretty normal,along with more avant garde desserts like chocolate risotto with orange ganache and rosewater cupcakes with grenadine frosting and sugared rose petals.
The entire cookbook is artistic. Delicious! The Hearty Boys have a delightful rainbow of dishes. Bon appetit!
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| great book |
| Customer Rating: 4 out of 5 |
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I've always enjoyed watching these 2 on foodnetwork and was hoping they'd come out with a cookbook, I grabbed it once they did!
This is a great cookbook, love the explanations. Great recipes from appetizers to main to cocktails!
A must have!
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| Wow! What a great cookbook |
| Customer Rating: 5 out of 5 |
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I've only seen these guys twice on the food network. After their second show, I knew I had to ge their cookbook.
You know how sometimes you order a cookbook from a cooking show host and one or two of the recipes are worth making once or maybe twice? Not this book! TALK WITH YOUR MOUTHFUL is a terrific guide to recipes, entertaining, and presenting. It is a very, USEFUL, usable book. The recipes are tasty and the tips and stories aren't just fluff... they truly add to making me a better cook and entertainer.
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| Best cookbook I've received in a long time |
| Customer Rating: 5 out of 5 |
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I had the pleasure of meeting Steve and Dan at their new Studio. I participated in "Karaoke Cooking" as a guest of the Fort Worth Convention and Visitors Bureau. Guests were able to do a three minute cooking show which they filmed. The parting gift was their cookbook. I haven't been able to put it down since! I tried one recipe, the Fingerling Hash, and it turned out great. I love the stories and the suggestions for entertaining. I'm buying two to give as presents because I liked it so much!
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| Talk With Your Mouth Full |
| Customer Rating: 4 out of 5 |
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This cookbook written by Dan Smith and Steve McDonagh, "The Harvey Boys",
is a fun, entertaining, well written book with recipes given with a twist, creative ideas and stories to share that will make you smile, laugh and concur. I highly recommend the book.
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