Tiny Hot Dogs: A Memoir in Small Bites

by Mary Giuliani

Overview

From awkward schoolgirl to Caterer to the Stars, Mary Giuliani weaves together a collection of hilarious memories, from professional growing pains to her long journey to motherhood, never losing her sense of humor and her love for everyone's favorite party food, pigs in a blanket.

Mary's utterly unremarkable childhood was everything she didn't want: hailing from a deeply loving yet overprotective Italian family in an all-Jewish enclave on Long Island. All she wanted was to fit in (be Jewish) and become famous (specifically a cast member on Saturday Night Live). With an easy, natural storytelling sensibility, Mary shares her journey from a cosseted childhood home to the stage and finally to the party, accidentally landing what she now refers to as "the breakthrough role of a lifetime" catering to a glittery list of stars she once hoped to be part of herself.

Fresh, personal, and full of Mary's humorous, self-deprecating, and can-do attitude against all odds, you'll want to see where each shiny silver tray of hors d'oeuvres takes her next. You never know when the humble hot dog will be a crucial ingredient in the recipe for success, in building a business or simply making life more delicious.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780762465569
Publisher:	Running Press Book Publishers
Publication date:	04/09/2019
Pages:	256
Sales rank:	786,534
Product dimensions:	5.30(w) x 7.10(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Mary Giuliani is an author, party and lifestyle expert, and founder and CEO of Mary Giuliani Catering and Events. Mary has appeared on The Barefoot Contessa, The Chew, The Today Show, Good Morning America, Moltissimo with Jimmy Fallon, and is a regularly featured guest on The Rachael Ray Show. Mary's first book, The Cocktail Party (Eat, Drink, Play, Recover) came out in 2015. A graduate of Georgetown University, Mary resides in New York's Chelsea neighborhood and Woodstock, New York with her husband Ryan, and daughter Gala.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Tiny Hot Dogs ix

Part I Carvel: The Wonder Years 1

Pizza in a Cup

My Bat Mitzvah

Playing "Johnny Carson"

Hong Kong Flu

Put Your Socks and Your Panties On

What's a Patagonia?

Italian Hot Dogs

Part II Cigarettes: Things Are Going To Start Happening To Me Now 45

One Christopher Street

The Captain and Tennille

Careful What You Wish For

Lunch with Bob

Suddenly I See

Colin Cowie and My Joan Rivers Earrings

Am I a Foodie?

Strippers Eat Hors d'Oeuvres Too

Harry Potter

Short Acre Farm

Just Eat the Doritos

Part III Cocktails: Looks Like We've Made It 121

It Could Have Been Baldwin

Eating Stories Lists

My Date with the Barefoot Contessa

Waiting for Godot Woodstock-Style

Longing to Create

Games People Play

Maeby Gala

Mazel Chow

Love and Marriage … and a Catering Company

Things I'm Looking Forward to Teaching My Daughter

Lady Lobsters

Private Planes

Laughing in Her Sleep

Goodnight, Goodman

Free HBO

That's All I Need

Acknowledgments 229

Editorial Reviews

02/25/2019

Giuliani (The Cocktail Party) hilariously recounts her evolution from a girl with “one eyebrow” in a Long Island household that “couldn’t be more Italian if we tried” into a successful caterer to the stars who appears on television with Rachael Ray and Ina Garten. The author recalls her Catholic childhood in a Jewish neighborhood (she “electively went to Hebrew school”), her coming-of-age as an aspiring actor in the city, and her pivot into the world of luxury catering. Giuliani is candid on such personal topics as her battle with infertility, and has a habit of asking “heavy questions for someone who slings tiny hot dogs for a living” (“Once we pick out our ‘perfect’ role, are we committed to it for life?”) . The book abounds with brushes with celebrity, including sitting at the table next to Robert De Niro (after five minutes of telling him about her family in Montauk, he politely turned away, then asked for her number on the way out) and serving tuna tacos to her heartthrob, the “perfectly imperfect” Alec Baldwin. Recipes punctuate Giuliani’s anecdotes, some of them client favorites—such as Mini Italian Challah Grilled Cheese—some family go-tos including My Mom’s Friend Rita’s Chocolate Cake, and, of course, there are three recipes for tiny hot dogs. Giuliani’s entertaining memoir is packed with satisfying stories and recipes that readers will guiltily enjoy. (Apr.)

Publishers Weekly

"No one tells a story like Mary Giuliani and she does it with great recipes, too! To read her deeply personal memoir is to feel that you've connected with a dear friend who's thoughtful, funny, and truly unique. I love this book!"—-Ina Garten


"Mary Giuliani is not a name: it is a promise. Like a guarantee on the box, her name attached to an event, a book, a menu, a meal, is a golden ticket to good times. Mary makes me smile, laugh, cry happy tears, and she always leaves me hungry for more of her wisdom, her humor, and her stories. I raise my glass in a toast to the hostess with the mostest to celebrate this, her most personal, touching, and delicious work yet!"—-Rachael Ray

"Giuliani (The Cocktail Party) hilariously recounts her evolution from a girl with 'one eyebrow' in a Long Island household that 'couldn't be more Italian if we tried' into a successful caterer to the stars who appears on television with Rachael Ray and Ina Garten.... Giuliani's entertaining memoir is packed with satisfying stories and recipes that readers will guiltily enjoy."—Publishers Weekly


"Giuliani has chutzpah to spare in these life-filled, rib-sticking (and-tickling) stories."—Booklist


"What makes 'Tiny Hot Dogs' a fun read is her down-to-earth, pinch-me mindset as she brushes shoulders with the rich and famous while feeding them her beloved pigs in a blanket, aka Tiny Hot Dogs."—The Atlanta Journal-Constitution


"'Tiny Hot Dogs: A Memoir in Small Bites' is told with genuine humor and storytelling reminiscent of Nora Ephron....offers the kind of moments that make readers smile, laugh, and most of all, remember what it's like trying to make your way in the world."—Sweet Paul


"Celebrity caterer and writer Mary Guiliani's 'memoir in small bites' delivers heartwarming moments and some serious laughs with endearing anecdotes from her life. After reading Guiliani's entire journey, you'll feel like you've made a hilarious new friend-and you'll find yourself craving some of the recipes inside."—-Maggie Maloney, Associate Digital Editor, Town & Country

How many culinary memoirs - heck, how many memoirs - frame their narrative through the lens of Steve Martin's The Jerk? If that weren't enough, the rest of Tiny Hot Dogs proves celebrity caterer Mary Giuliani is truly one of a kind... Tiny Hot Dogs is infused with Giuliani's quirky style and humor, as are the recipes peppered throughout.—-Tyler Aquilina, for Entertainment Weekly

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