Bite Size: Elegant Recipes for Entertaining – 100 Impressive Cocktail Party Appetizers with Simple Techniques

by François Payard

In Bite Size , the acclaimed chef and author of Simply Sensational Desserts presents a collection of sophisticated recipes for finger food and cocktail party fare—accessible to cooks of all levels. François Payard serves up 100 of his favorite recipes for appetizers, canapés, and light bites, plus a wealth of helpful hints and tips on how to host a cocktail party. Divided into hot and cold dishes, here are innovative recipes for meat, fish, vegetable, and cheese hors d’oeuvres, all spectacular and all using simple, easy-to-find ingredients. Guests are sure to be impressed when they nibble such treats With Payard’s simple and easy-to-follow instructions, these show-stopping dishes are a cinch to prepare!

Genres: Cookbooks, Cooking

176 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 2006

About the author

FRANÇOIS PAYARD is a third-generation pastry chef who has worked at some of the world’s most prestigious restaurants, including Le Bernardin and Daniel in New York City. He currently owns pastry shops in New York and Las Vegas, while licensed Payard pastry shops operate all over the world, including in Japan, Korea, and Brazil.

Reviews

[False · Rating 2 out of 5]

Lovely...if you have a gourmet chef on staff. Lots of special ingredients or nit-picky little steps for something popped in your mouth and gone in less than a second. It's nice to know that people would create these elegant bits, but it's not practical.

[Jamie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Almost every dish in this book is excellent, and there are pictures of all recipes.

[Megan · Rating 2 out of 5]

I picked up this one just because it was by Payard. Halfway through, I realized that I don't tend to make appetizers, much less fancy ones. I'md definitely not the target demographic.