DINNER AT THE LONG TABLE (TEN SPEED PRESS) (HB)

Andrew Tarlow has grown a restaurant empire on the simple idea that a meal can somehow be beautiful and ambitious, while also being unfussy and inviting. This collection of seventeen seasonal menus ranges from small gatherings to blow-out celebrations. Try a leisurely ragu, followed by fruit and biscotti. Or paella with tomato toasts, and a Catalan custard. Impress guests with fried calamari sandwiches and panzanella. Or a lamb tajine with spiced couscous, pickled carrots, and apricots in honey.