Download or read book Intimate Gatherings written by Ellen Rose and published by Chronicle Books (CA). This book was released on 1998 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For dinner parties, people today want to sit down with friends without extensive preparation. That's the cry culinary booksellers Ellen Rose and Jessica Strand heard from customers at Cook's Library--so they wrote the book themselves. Arranged by season, their elegant menus for entertaining use fresh, flavorful ingredients and include helpful make-ahead tips. 24 color photos.