Arty Parties: An Entertaining Cookbook from the Creator of Salad for President

In her follow-up cookbook to Salad for President, cook, writer, and artist Julia Sherman shows us how to apply an artist’s touch to our own home gatherings.

Forget the codified markers of good taste—Arty Parties instead reveals that the best gatherings are less about “getting it right” and more about getting your hands dirty, building community, and taking risks in the kitchen and beyond.

Artists throw superior parties, and we can learn from their willingness to draw outside the lines, choose...