Pierre Sauvage is CEO of Casa Lopez and Tissus Choisis, bespoke decorative home accessories firms in Paris. He published Be My Guest and Effortless Style. Carolina Irving designs for Carolina Irving Textiles and for homeware brand Carolina Irving and Daughters. Cédric Saint André Perrin is an author, journalist, and exhibition curator specializing in interior design, lifestyle, and fashion. He coauthored Laura Gonzalez Interiors. Ambroise Tézenas is an award-winning photographer who contributes regularly to magazines such as Architectural Digest, the New York Times Magazine, and W. His photographs were featured in Presidential Residences and The French Royal Wardrobe.
""Consider this book your invitation to the most extravagant soirees by iconic hosts worldwide. Pierre Sauvage, the owner of Casa Lopez, sits down with 20 global tastemakers to learn their philosophies behind entertaining—and their own party tricks. The book also includes recipes and menu ideas sprinkled throughout, which can inspire the reader's next great party."" — VERANDA ""Hosting is a task composed of laissez-faire chemistry—like accounting for a “dash of recklessness” in your table plan, as Pierre Sauvage notes in the introduction to How They Entertain. Maybe something so intuitive and personal seems difficult to quantify, but this title gives some powerful insight into what makes a great event work. By profiling prominent European creatives like Laura Gonzalez, Sauvage pieces together unique narratives wherein readers can find inspiration for their next dinner party. In these pages, you can glean recipe advice (Russian salad, quiche, rhubarb pie) or design notes (shells, corals, cabinetry) from tastemakers living in an array of chic spaces."" — ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST