Look at that cover. Hand over mouth in amazement. Chef Claude Plamandon. The party chef. Intro starts with cheesy Casiotone-like music. "My god, you look gorgeous" he says to the hostess. Like a game show. 1977. Who made the first crepe and where? She asks. Hard to know. Greeks and Romans. Fruit dipped in berry juice. Egyptians and Hebrews. Salted fish and cheese. Chinese have eggroll. Hungarians have one too! Russians have blintzes. Italian Canneloni. Sweden. Germany. Mexican corn tortillas. Tells the story of Crepe Suzette. He treats the hostess like a child: Can you pronounce that? And mentions how passionate the Italians and French are--making love.
Preying on fears that consumers don't know what wine to serve "for dinner with the boss." British accented wine expert. Peter Sichel. Dumb couple has a Q&A with him. Discusses vintages, bouquets, regionality, terroir (before we used the word). Side 2 has instrumentals. Including Sammy Kaye's Wine, Women, and Song. Includes awesome booklet. With map, wine glass and bottle shapes, and corkscrew illustrations.
