Author Talk: Jessie-Sierra Ross, "Seasons Around the Table"

Just in time for the holidays!  Darien Library and Barrett Bookstore welcome author Jessie-Sierra Ross as she discusses her new book, Seasons Around the Table. Learn her modern hosting tips as she demonstrates how to decorate a winter inspired tablescape design and floral centerpiece, perfect for holiday entertaining. Learn about tablescape design principals that are highlighted in her book, and get tips on holiday menu planning and hosting the perfect get together 2024 style. It's go time!

About the Book

For those who cherish gathering around a beautifully set table with family and friends any time of year, Seasons Around the Table offers 100 recipes over 16 streamlined and versatile menus from beverages to dessert, paired with lush tablescape ideas and visuals, for traditional celebrations throughout the year, like Mother’s Day Brunch, “Build a Bouquet” Baby Shower, and a Thanksgiving Feast, along with novel celebrations that can quickly become a host’s new favorite annual gathering tradition, like a Summer Solstice Garden Party and Fall Harvest. 

Food and lifestyle blogger Jessie-Sierra Ross aims to take the stress out of entertaining with her step-by-step instructions for each recipe and tablescape, freeing hosts to experience the joy of spending time together. Guests will marvel as they gather around tables adorned with garden-inspired fresh, seasonal blooms and colors before sitting down to enjoy a full menu infused with seasonally inspired ingredients. Mix and match recipes, which include gluten-free and vegan options, and tablescape themes and colors throughout each season or across seasons, to create your own unique holiday or celebration event.

Arranged by season, and with a focus on seasonal ingredients and flowers, Seasons Around the Table affords hosts an illustrated guide to memorable, stress-free gatherings throughout the year that brim with the essence of hospitality.

About the Author 

Jessie-Sierra Ross is a food and lifestyle blogger, television food personality, and the imagination behind the blog Straight to the Hips, Baby. A former professional ballerina from Boston, Jessie traded in her fast-paced urban life for the farm-to-table landscape of Western Massachusetts. She is known for her easy elegance and floral-touched style of cooking, cocktails, and home entertaining. With an emphasis on scratch cooking and a hands-on approach to party planning, Jessie-Sierra reaches national audiences as a regular creator and contributor on BloomTV Network, PBS, CBS, and New England–area NBC morning shows. Jessie-Sierra has helped educate and build the confidence of countless home cooks and budding hosts for over a decade.

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