Full Description
All the pleasures of an artful table come together in this unique collection of masterpiece-inspired menus for every season, illustrated throughout with selections from Telfair Museums permanent collection of fine and decorative art. Historical facts on the collection combined with mouth-watering recipes will satisfy the art historian as well as the gourmet.Savannah's talented chefs, strolling through the Telfair Museums' galleries, have conjured up occasions suggested by the works and created menus to tantalize the senses. In addition to menus and masterpieces, "The Artful Table" contains bits of history from the museums' archives to satisfy the art historian as well as the gourmet. Delicately chased champagne glasses from the Owens family and a gleaming silver tea service belonging to the Telfair family are discussed alongside mouthwatering recipes for special occasions.
