Party Hawaii: A Guide to Entertaining in the Islands [Hardcover]

Kaui Philpotts (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 8, 2007

Hawaii's parties have always been a potpourri of style drawing from the different cultures that piled into the Islands since their discovery by the West in the nineteenth century. Kaui Philpotts grew up with these cultures and loves to celebrate them. In this book, she shows you how. This books walks you through all the steps to throwing a successful party with Island style. Each party is accompanied by a special cocktail and food menu as well as recipes and step-by-step guidance. While the menus are contemporary, there is always a nod to local tastes, and an emphasis on produce and products grown or made close to home. Party Hawaii shows how to entertain simply with ease and style. Celebrate in a completely fresh, new way while having fun yourself.

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About the Author

Kaui Philpotts has been writing about living well in Hawaii for many years. Her most recent book, the 2005 bestseller, Hawaii A Sense of Place, written in collaboration with interior designer Mary Philpotts McGrath, won the 2006 Hawaii Book of the Year Award from the Hawaii Book Publishers Association.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 208 pages
• Publisher: Mutual Pub Co; 1 edition (October 8, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1566478405
• ISBN-13: 978-1566478403
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 9.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,610,302 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars cute book but laking in detail, September 28, 2010

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This review is from: Party Hawaii: A Guide to Entertaining in the Islands (Hardcover)

This book has several themes for Hawaiian type parties. The ideas are good, the photography lovely. I would have like to see more ideas per theme so that there were choices. It would also have been nice to have a section for people wanting the look of the islands who live on the mainland.