A Groovy Chef Throws A Swankadelic Soiree

by shari Aupke

Overview

A Groovy Chef Throws a Swankadelic Soiree is the follow up to A Groovy Chef Cooks at Home. Not only does the Groovychef love to cook, she loves to throw a swinging party as well.
This book serves as a guide for all things swankadelic when it comes to hosting a party, whether it�s a dinner party or a cocktail event. Over 85 recipes, including classic retro cocktails to simple desserts are in this colorful detailed cookbook. There is even a �shopping� list for stocking your pantry for year around impromptu parties.
Ever wonder how many appetizers to make for a cocktail party of 8? How about the nightmare of planning the perfectly balanced menu from appetizers to desserts? It�s all included in here as well as advice on table dressing and how to set up a groovy home bar.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940016457659
Publisher:	Sharine Aupke
Publication date:	09/11/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	876 KB

About the Author

Shari �Groovychef� Aupke has been a chef for 14 years. After 10 years of teaching preschool she could no longer ignore the calling to the kitchen so she retired and turned her focus on food.
She took a two year extensive online cooking course and spent countless hours creating dishes for family and friends. When her youngest son started kindergarten she opened up a personal chef business in the Chicago suburbs. A year later she wrote a piece for a local newspaper and was picked up as a weekly food columnist for not one but three different publications.
In 2007 she underwent some life changing family events and relocated to the Illinois Valley area. She turned her career towards large corporate restaurants just to get a real feel for what the busy restaurant life was like. In the spring of 2014 she was given the opportunity to run a small kitchen in her area where she had the chance to spread her wings and experiment freely with her dishes.
Because writing and developing recipes are also a deep passion for her, she set out to write her first cookbook in 2013. She enjoyed the experience so much that she made writing part of her culinary career. She has been featured in the local paper as an up and coming chef and author.
Today, she balances her time between her restaurant position, her writing, and launching her personal chef business.
Her specialties include classic French cuisine, authentic Italian, Middle Eastern and Asian. She also has extensive experience in African, Cuban, and Spanish cuisine. She is most known for putting a groovy trendy spin on all the classics.
The Groovychef is the proud Mother of three children and currently lives with her oldest son (who is her sous chef) and her two cats, Baby and Johhny.