Christine Schwartz Hartley's Blog (7)

Please join me at a party for "Spécialités de la Maison" cookbook tonight in Brooklyn!

"Spécialités de la Maison," a recently reissued 1940s celebrities cookbook, will be fêted at Bookcourt tonight from 7p.m. onward. The book contains recipes by a very glamorous crowd, including Charlie Chaplin, Katherine Hepburn, Salvador Dali, Helen Keller, Eleanor Roosevelt, Noël Coward, Christian Dior, Mrs. Vincent Astor, Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt, and many… Continue

Added by Christine Schwartz Hartley on June 18, 2010 at 9:52am — No Comments

The Round Table Restaurant at the Algonquin offers lunch and dinner menus based on "Spécialités de la Maison."

http://www.facebook.com/notes/the-algonquin-hotel/novel-new-menu-at-the-round-table/384521727882

Added by Christine Schwartz Hartley on April 24, 2010 at 9:28pm — No Comments

"Spécialités de la Maison," French-American cookbook, in the Wall Street Journal today!

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303960604575158531272531908.html?mod=WSJ_LifeStyle_Lifestyle_5

Added by Christine Schwartz Hartley on April 17, 2010 at 8:35am — No Comments

"Spécialités de la Maison" -- Teaser for upcoming video featuring Katharine Hepburn's Chicken Burgundy Style cooked by Christine Schwartz Hartley

http://www.youtube.com/maisoncookbook

Added by Christine Schwartz Hartley on April 16, 2010 at 1:25pm — No Comments

Great little piece about "Spécialités de la Maison" in the New York Times' Dining section today!

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/14/dining/14book.html?ref=todayspaper

Added by Christine Schwartz Hartley on April 14, 2010 at 9:35am — No Comments

A BETTER introduction to "Spécialités de la Maison," a French-American cookbook just out from Harper Collins. Much more to come later!

http://www.facebook.com/MaisonCookbook

Added by Christine Schwartz Hartley on April 8, 2010 at 11:26am — No Comments

A quick introduction to "Spécialités de la Maison," a French-American cookbook just out from Harper Collins. Much more to come later!

First published in 1940 and now back in print with a new preface by Christine Schwartz Hartley and foreword by Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter, this charming little French-American cookbook, a collection of recipes by noteworthy writers, Hollywood and Broadway celebrities, renowned socialites, royalty—and even a couturier and restaurateur or two—is available again.

This edition is an exact…

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Added by Christine Schwartz Hartley on April 8, 2010 at 11:00am — No Comments