Fun,
Fabulous, and Fierce Soirees with
FÊTE ACCOMPLI!
The Ultimate Guide to Creative Entertaining
Written and lived by: Lara Shriftman, Elizabeth Harrison & Karen Robinovitz
So,
you want to entertain? Well, you don’t have to be a socialite, a celebrity,
or a high-flyer to throw a fabulous party. Uber-publicists Lara Shriftman and
Elizabeth Harrison, principles of the fashion and lifestyle PR, marketing, and
events planning behemoth in New York, Los Angeles, and Miami, are teaming up
with Karen Robinovitz, a New York-based writer who covers tony party scenes
for Elle, Harper’s Bazaar, In Style, and the New York Times, to bring
you FÊTE ACCOMPLI!: The Ultimate Guide to Creative Entertaining
(Clarkson Potter; September 2004; $24.50; hardback), a complete manual
filled with everything you always wanted to know about producing fun, fabulous,
and fierce soirees.
In this information-packed guide to cool, the authors show you how to be the
host of all hosts, whether you’re doing cocktails and cupcakes for fifty,
a hangover brunch to heal your ten best friends, an elegant, sophisticated dinner,
a lovely afternoon tea, or something wild and crazy till 5a.m. It’s fun,
accessible, practical, and packed with the kind of information everyone needs,
including:
l How to get started – a comprehensive
checklist to plan the ultimate party
l Themes to remember (rollerskating,
martinis and manicures, 70s, Ken and Barbie)
l How to whip up a stellar invitation,
whether you go the classic Cartier route, do it yourself on the computer, or
send something kitschy
l What to imbibe and ingest: a guide
to setting up a home bar, making high-octane concoctions the A-list guzzles
(the Harry Cipriani bellini, the Bond Street saketini, Da Silvano’s Sgroppino,
and Trader Vic’s Scorpion bowl), as well as delicious recipes from the
world’s trendiest and most classic spots, such as Le Cirque in
New York, Miami’s Joe’s Stone Crab, Ago
in Los Angeles, and Utah’s venerable Stein Erickson Lodge.
l The music you’ll need to keep
on rockin’ in a free world – or to create the posh ambiance of an
exclusive affair.
l Cheap tricks to make your party extra
fab (hire an astrologer, turn off all the lights, light up a cake with sparklers
and play the theme from “Star Wars”)
l Tips from celebrity experts, such as
Puff Daddy, Joan and Melissa Rivers, Sarah Ferguson,
Diane Von Furstenberg, Bobbi Brown, and more.
l What to stock in your bathroom (T.P.,
a bowl of wrapped mints, lit scented candles)
l Etiquette (how to pose for a picture,
what to wear, how to write the perfect thank you note)
FÊTE ACCOMPLI!: The Ultimate Guide to Creative Entertaining is a timely, user-friendly reference book, a witty, innovative manual that is hip, cool, and fun.
ABOUT
THE AUTHORS
Lara Shriftman and Elizabeth Harrison are
the principles at the high profile events planning, fashion and lifestyle, public
relations and marketing firm, Harrison & Shriftman in New York, Los Angeles,
and Miami. For years, the company’s name has been synonymous with glamour,
as Lara and her partner, Elizabeth, have created a noteworthy empire. Famous
for branding companies, marketing, and generating A-list publicity, the firm
produced many swanky events, including the premieres for Charlie’s Angels,
Bridget Jones Diary, and Legally Blond, Oscar-winner Matt Damon’s 30th
birthday at the opening of The Hudson Bar, the 10 year-anniversary of the Paramount
Hotel, the MTV Music Awards post-party hosted by Sean “Puffy” Combs,
and the US Open finals cocktail party. In addition, Harrison & Shriftman
handles publicity and marketing for Mercedes Benz, Juicy Couture, M&M Mars,
The Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas, Dunhill, and Cartier. H&S has offices
in New York, Los Angeles, and Miami, but they have also made a name for themselves
in the Hamptons and Las Vegas, as well as the Sundance, Toronto, and Cannes
Film Festivals.
Karen Robinovitz is a seasoned freelance journalist, living
in New York City. She is a regular contributor to Harper’s Bazaar, the
New York Times, Marie Claire, The New York Post, and Elle Magazine, where she
covers everything from parties, celebrity events, fashion trends, style, and
pop culture, to lifestyles of the rich and fabulous, relationships, sex, beauty,
and health. In addition, Karen writes features for Details, In Style, Glamour,
the New York Daily News, New York Magazine, TimeOut New York, Hamptons, and
Gotham, among others. As a journalist who reports on glamorous parties around
the world, Karen’s job is all about noticing each and every minute detail
of the party circuit, from style and decor to entertainment and food and beverages.
Her press pass has gotten into innumerable clubs, bars, restaurant parties,
store openings, film premieres, and chic dinners from New York to Paris. Her
first book, “How to become FAMOUS in two weeks or less” was published
by Ballantine last year and her next book, “How to become a FASHIONISTA
in two weeks or less” (Ballantine) will be released in July, 2004.
FÊTE ACCOMPLI! The Ultimate Guide to Creative Entertaining will
be published by Clarkson Potter, an imprint of Crown, which is a division of
Random House. Potter’s authors include Nan Kempner, Martha Stewart, Colin
Cowie, and Ina Garten.
Christy Fletcher of Fletcher & Parry is the literary agent. Her other projects
have included Bombshell Manual of Style and the Nanny Diaries. Editor Jennifer
DeFilippi, who has worked with many of Potter’s top lifestyle authors,
acquired the project and will be editing it.
FÊTE
ACCOMPLI
The Ultimate Guide to Creative Entertaining
By Lara Shriftman, Elizabeth Harrison, & Karen Robinovitz
Publication date: September 2004 ISBN: 1-4000-4748-X
Price: $24.50 (hardback) Pages: 288
2-color with 40 pages of 4-color photographs