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For the Table: Easy, Adaptable, Crowd-Pleasing Recipes Hardcover – April 26, 2022

by Anna Stockwell (Author)
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 54 ratings
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From food stylist and editor Anna Stockwell, For the Table: Easy, Adaptable, Crowd-Pleasing Recipes is a toast to the art of the dinner party.

Hosting a dinner party is a special kind of occasion. You welcome old and new friends into your home and gather around the table. You put out platters of food prepared just for that table of people, passing them around until everyone’s had their fill. This sense of sharing and togetherness feeds more than just bellies. It is what helps us stay connected, form new relationships, and build lasting bonds with our chosen families. During socially distanced times, the perfect dinner party might have felt like a lost art, but in For the Table, food writer Anna Stockwell provides all the tools needed for bringing back the ritual of hosting memorable yet modern dinner parties. Menus include:
  • A Sheet-Pan Meatballs and Roasted Squash Dinner
  • A Spicy Tomatoey Fish and Charred Broccolini Salad Dinner
  • A Duck Breast and Bitter Orange Salad Dinner
  • A Whole Side of Salmon and Celery Fruit Salad for Dinner
  • A Quiche and Leeks Dinner You Might Want for Brunch
Stockwell has written a cookbook for a new way of entertaining that’s simpler, better, healthier, and more fun. Organized by season and full of helpful hosting advice, she provides accessible and modern menus; each is built around two large platters to pass around the table and includes suggestions for no-recipe side dishes. Dinner parties don’t have to be formal or fussy, or even a lot of work, to be celebratory and gratifying. This book teaches you how to plan and prepare great-tasting and impressive-looking menus that are easy to pull off, as well as offers expert advice on toasts, prep-ahead strategies, and tips on handling guest lists and dietary restrictions.

With its mix of innovative food presentation and old-fashioned, homestyle technique, For the Table is a testament to the art of the dinner party and looks forward to the festive dinner gatherings of the future.
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Named a best cookbook of the year (so far) by Bon Appetit!

"Please a crowd and preserve you sanity with this mostly make-ahead menu." -Wall Street Journal

"Stockwell's recipes are simple and approachable." -New York Magazine

"A cookbook actually designed for feeding a crowd, it's impeccably organized." -Bon Appetit

"The how-to-host-a-dinner-party playbook we all need right now." -Food and Wine

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“Anna Stockwell’s dishes are just the type of food I want to serve to friends—or have them serve to me. Flipping through the book, I feel as though I’m at the best dinner party ever. It’s one uncompromisingly chic book that I’ll be turning to again and again to impress everyone I know.”
―Ben Mims, cooking columnist, Los Angeles Times

“Anna has an intuitive sense of how to create simple food that looks and tastes anything but. This book might just be what brings back my entertaining spark.”

―Christopher Morocco, senior food editor and test kitchen director at Bon Appétit

“Anna Stockwell’s For the Table is a cookbook actually designed for feeding a crowd, with full menus all planned out from apps to dessert and consideration for a range of dietary needs. I flagged the vibrant green-and-red spinach and ricotta dumplings in a Calabrian chile-tomato sauce to make ASAP. It’s impeccably organized and delightful, just like Anna.”―Alex Beggs, Bon Appétit

“In the dinner party Olympics, Anna Stockwell takes the gold—and this is her training manual. Here, she shows us how to host with style, with grace, and without stress. It starts with snacks, of course (potato chips served alongside ice-cold cherries!). And it always, always finishes with dessert (“very wiggly” yogurt panna cotta). And in-between those two things is the core of Anna’s approach: a two-platter technique that gets an impressive dinner on the table, yet also allows a host to do all the other little things that make an evening matter. Like lighting candles. Or writing name cards. . . . In this way, For the Table isn’t just a collection of recipes—it’s a full-blown dinner party philosophy, a blueprint to using food as a way to connect. If we follow it, not only will our parties be stronger, our relationships will, too.”
―David Tamarkin, editorial director of King Arthur Baking and author of Cook90

“Anna Stockwell is the most natural-born host—both in real life and on the page. Her recipes sing with flavor, her table sparkles with candlelight, and wherever she is, there follows laughter and joy. For the Table is the no-nonsense guide to entertaining for everyone who wishes to have more fun and eat better while hosting family and friends.”
―Sarah Copeland, author of Every Day is Saturday, Feast, and Instant Family Meals

About the Author

Anna Stockwell is a food stylist and editor who most recently was a senior food editor for Epicurious and Bon Appétit. While at Epicurious, Stockwell hosted a popular weekly Instagram story series called At Home With Anna. She has also worked at Saveur and has experience cooking in the test kitchens for Every Day With Rachael Ray and Real Simple. Stockwell holds a degree in classic culinary arts from the International Culinary Center, and her video series “No Recipe Required” was nominated for a James Beard Award in 2017. She lives in New York’s Hudson Valley.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Abrams Books; First Edition (April 26, 2022)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 272 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1419751441
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1419751448
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.3 x 1.05 x 10.5 inches
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Customers find the recipes in the book simple and easy to follow. They appreciate the practical advice and tips in the book. The recipes are described as delicious, visually appealing, and perfect for entertaining or everyday meals.

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Customers find the recipes in the book simple and easy to follow. They appreciate the healthy options, seasonal menus, and vegetarian options. The recipes are categorized as gluten-free, vegan, or meat-free, and the author provides practical advice on cooking for small or larger groups.

"...The recipe menus are organized by season and each menu contains a vegetarian option. Everything I have made from this book gets rave reviews...." Read more

"...HEALTHY recipes that are extraordinarily appealing • Each recipe is coded: gluten-free, vegan, meat-free, dairy-free, pescatarian - to make it..." Read more

"...has definitely filled that void, and more---the recipes and menus have all the flavors and ease I enjoyed in her previous recipes, but they somehow..." Read more

"...It inspired me to set a pretty table and just have a little dinner party. Anna was right…. It doesn’t have to be stressful!..." Read more

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Customers find the recipes easy to follow. They say the gluten-free recipes are great for entertaining.

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Customers enjoy the book's entertaining recipes. They say it's perfect for everyday or larger groups so that you can enjoy your company and eat good food. It's also a great cookbook for healthy entertaining.

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My daughter and I have been enjoying looking through this beautiful new Cookbook/Guide to help make having people over easy. It inspired me to set a pretty table and just have a little dinner party. Anna was right…. It doesn’t have to be stressful! I am not a “foodie” or really great cook, but I made a couple of her recipes and put the food on pretty platters and voila…. My guests were impressed! So was I! I even made a couple of the dishes for our weeknight meals and everything tasted so fresh and delicious and it was easy! I highly recommend this book and it will make a wonderful gift for anyone!!!!
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  • DIANE R. QUINN
    5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect for Entertaining or Everyday
    Reviewed in the United States on September 14, 2024
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    This book had been developed for people who like to share gatherings with few or many friends around the table. It is fabulous for beginners and experienced cooks. It contains all of the ingredients for you to host a dinner party. The recipe menus are organized by season and each menu contains a vegetarian option. Everything I have made from this book gets rave reviews. I am cooking my way through fall and want to make the braised chicken thighs with beans prunes and olives every week. It is absolutely delicious. It is such a simple recipe and it packs a large comfort "wow" from everyone I serve it to. Her meals can be prepared ahead of time and cooked while you are enjoying your guests. Other standouts include the slow roasted salmon, lamb meatballs, cauliflower steaks with a honey sherry glaze (that glaze is money!!!) and Delica squash with roasted grapes. She has ideas for drinks, appetizers and sweets. She provides game plans to help you organize for stress free entertaining. It is my new go to book for entertaining and everyday. You need this in your collection.
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  • Pmcd772
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great cookbook for healthy entertaining
    Reviewed in the United States on March 9, 2023
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    I like almost everything about this book.
    • Gorgeous to look at from cover to cover.
    • Readable print
    • Brief and very helpful orientation to her way of entertaining
    • Photos are gorgeous AND helpful
    • USEFUL index
    • HEALTHY recipes that are extraordinarily appealing
    • Each recipe is coded: gluten-free, vegan, meat-free, dairy-free, pescatarian - to make it easy to select recipes that suit your guests.
    • Simple, approachable recipes
    • Easy-to-find ingredients with a few intriguing ingredients that might become staples in my kitchen (e.g. Aleppo Pepper)
    • Complete (simple) menus, often with suggestions for wine pairings or cocktails
    • Thoughtful (not over-the-top) appetizers and desserts
    • Great instructions for preparing the food. She makes things like “Crispy-Skinned Sliced Duck Breast, approachable.

    The only thing I don’t like is the binding, which does not open flat. Perhaps this binding saves her customers a few dollars, but EVERYTHING about this book is First Class and so it makes me wish for perfection.

    From the back cover: “A cookbook about the art of pleasing everyone who comes to your table.” [without stressing out.]
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  • Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars what a wonderful book!
    Reviewed in the United States on April 26, 2022
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    I initially purchased this book because I was a fan of Anna's work at Epicurious and Bon Appetit, and had found myself missing her easy but delicious recipes when she left those sites. This cookbook has definitely filled that void, and more---the recipes and menus have all the flavors and ease I enjoyed in her previous recipes, but they somehow feel simultaneously more stylish and simple. It's filled with the kind of recipes I want to make to impress guests, but also just want to eat with my husband on a Wednesday night. (And it's so gorgeous that I want to keep it on my coffee table.) Doesn't get much better than that.

    I've already made the boiled orange cake and the hot honey ribs, and they were fabulous. Can't wait to cook my way through this book and dive into Anna's beautiful world.
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  • Idglm
    4.0 out of 5 stars Corners bent
    Reviewed in the United States on October 5, 2024
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    Love the book and its content, sadly mine arrived with damaged corners. It was delivered in a box but must had needed more packing.
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    5.0 out of 5 stars The Perfect Cookbook to make Entertaining Easy and Fun!
    Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2022
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    My daughter and I have been enjoying looking through this beautiful new Cookbook/Guide to help make having people over easy. It inspired me to set a pretty table and just have a little dinner party. Anna was right…. It doesn’t have to be stressful! I am not a “foodie” or really great cook, but I made a couple of her recipes and put the food on pretty platters and voila…. My guests were impressed! So was I! I even made a couple of the dishes for our weeknight meals and everything tasted so fresh and delicious and it was easy! I highly recommend this book and it will make a wonderful gift for anyone!!!!
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    Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2022
    My daughter and I have been enjoying looking through this beautiful new Cookbook/Guide to help make having people over easy. It inspired me to set a pretty table and just have a little dinner party. Anna was right…. It doesn’t have to be stressful! I am not a “foodie” or really great cook, but I made a couple of her recipes and put the food on pretty platters and voila…. My guests were impressed! So was I! I even made a couple of the dishes for our weeknight meals and everything tasted so fresh and delicious and it was easy! I highly recommend this book and it will make a wonderful gift for anyone!!!!
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  • pam hen
    5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant cookbook!
    Reviewed in the United States on September 11, 2022
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    I love this cookbook! For The Table is my new go to for inspiration when hosting a dinner. Every dish I’ve made so far has been easy to execute, clean, delicious and visually stunning.
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  • lexigirl
    1.0 out of 5 stars Really nothing new or helpful
    Reviewed in the United States on August 13, 2023
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    I thought this book would help me with ideas for entertaining - small groups - with presentation and foods I could integrate so it wasn’t the same old thing. Blah. I found nothing worthwhile and donated this cookbook to the local thrift store.
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  • Sue Ekstam
    5.0 out of 5 stars Delicious!
    Reviewed in the United States on May 25, 2023
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    I like Anna Stockwell’s recipes because she gives a good description as to why and how to do each step. Generally, the recipes are easy.
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