Product Description

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #72929 in Books
• Published on: 2007-10
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 160 pages

Review
"A wonderful book that can add some celebrity glamour to your everyday life." -- Marcus Samuelsson, author of Aquavit: And the New Scandinavian Cuisine

"An incredible guide for those who love to entertain. It's filled with creative party ideas." -- Bobby Flay, author of Boy Meets Grill

"Filled with easy and exciting recipes, not to mention all the party tips you will ever need." -- Laurent Tourondel, Executive Chef and Partner, BLT Restaurants

"Using Linnea's sumptuous recipes and smart tips, your next glitzy party is only a page turn away." -- Carson Kressley, Fashion Expert, Queer Eye for the Straight Guy

About the Author
Linnea Johansson  is a successful New York City party planner. Sarah Jessica Parker, Justin Timberlake, Nicole Kidman, and many other A-list celebrities have walked the red carpet to her parties.


Marcus Samuelsson is the youngest chef ever to receive a three-star restaurant review from The New York Times, and is the author of The Soul of a New Cuisine and Aquavit: The New Scandinavian Cuisine. 

Customer Reviews

What a disappointment!
After reading all of the five star ratings, I was so excited to get this book. It was a huge disappointment! First of all, there are so many obvious spelling and grammatical errors that it's a serious distraction - the very first sentence of this book by a professional party planner has the word "planner" spelled incorrectly! I know this isn't a textbook on English grammar but the overall feel is that this book was slapped together with so little care or thought (which would seem to contradict a professional planner's aesthetic) with the hope that the celebrity name dropping and many color photos would carry the book (it doesn't). I buy books like this to be able to see things in fresh and different ways and this book just didn't do it for me. Although there are plenty of color photos, I found the pictures were not very inspiring and the tips and recipes were banal. It's probably not the worst out there but certainly not worthy of five stars in my book.

Awful to read, worse to look at!
I am shocked at the earlier 5-star reviews of this book, and have to wonder if the author's friends submitted them! This book is so poorly written, and looks like a scrapbook from the 80s. Obvious that there was little to no editing in this book, and that goes for the photography as well as written content. The pictures looked washed out, and the party designs, plating, food...everything looks completely outdated! Sorry to be so harsh...not a good book at all.

Complete Party Book
I was advised to get this book from a friend when I complained about always freaking out when having to throw a party. I'm glad I bought it! 'Perfect Parties' is a fun read and tells you everything you want to know when cooking for and planning a party. It's packed with great party menus for different kind of parties and answers questions like how much food/drinks you will need for your guests, how to save time when prepping for a party (I love the "don't clean" tips!), creative invitations, goodie bags, and much more... I also find the"real life" stories from the red carpet to be a great read. When you see that party mishaps happens to even the most experienced event planner, you stop being so hard on yourself and can enjoy having friends and family over without stressing out all the time. 'Perfect Parties' gave me tons of great tips and recipes and helps me to relax when having people over.