How To Host The Ultimate Cocktail Party!
Before Sending Out Invites Get the Organizational, Culinary and Entertaining Tips You Need
Art Smith, author, Specialty Chef to Oprah Winfrey (and former Personal Chef); Best-selling Cookbook Author; Guest Judge for Food Networks Iron Chef America and Bravos Top Chef Masters; www.chefartsmith.net
Background:
Spring is in the air, and the mild temperatures and longer days may be enticing you to throw open the windows, dust off the patio set and invite friends over for the first party of the season. But hosting a great cocktail party involves more than simply serving food and drinks.
Every host knows that the key to a successful party is staying organized, allowing yourself more time to spend with your guests instead of sweating over a hot stove or rummaging through the fridge! Someone who knows a thing or two about hosting fabulous parties is Oprahs former personal chef and current specialty chef, Art Smith.
More About Chef Art Smith:
Chef, author and television personality Art Smith began his culinary career at The Greenbrier Resort and was then selected to attend the prestigious Walt Disney Magic Kingdom College Program. Following graduation, Art took a position working at the Florida Governors Mansion where he worked as executive chef for Governor Bob Graham. He continued to cook for families across the globe, including other politicians and celebrities. After traveling extensively through Europe and Africa, Art settled in Chicago and taught at Williams Sonoma and later as a special event chef for Martha Stewart Living Magazine. In 1997, he began a 10-year-long position of personal chef to Oprah Winfrey and Stedman Graham. Art is a two-time James Beard Award recipient. In 2007 he received the James Beard Foundation Humanitarian of The Year Award and in 2002 he received the James Beard Foundation Award for Best Cookbook. Art is a contributing editor to O magazine and the Food section of Oprah.com. He has appeared several times on The Oprah Winfrey Show and is featured regularly on television programs, appearing on The Today Show and Good Day Live and serving as a regular tasting judge on Food Networks Iron Chef America.
Interview provided by LG Electronics
