The Dinner Party

The Dinner Party by Martin Benn and Vicki WildNine complete menus from a fine-dining chef who would rather be hosting at home.Benn ran two of Australia's most acclaimed restaurants, Sepia and Society, and this is how he and his wife and collaborator Vicki Wild entertain on a Saturday night: more than 70 recipes organized into menus with names like Family Knows Best, The Italians Are Coming and Fancy Schmancy, with the sauces, stocks, cocktails, wine matches and playlists worked out in advance so the host gets to sit down too.For the person whose dinner parties you actually look forward to.Details: Hardcover, Hardie Grant.