A call to arms against BRUNCH... and a how-to guide for fighting back, from the hosts of the hit podcast and public radio showThe Dinner Party Download.
Society is under threat. The culprit? BRUNCH. Not merely a forum for overpriced eggs, brunch is a leisure-time-squandering hellscape, embodying all that is soul-killing and alienating about modern life.
How to fight back? By throwingdinner parties--the cornerstone of civilized society!
Dinner parties--where friends new and old share food, debate ideas, and boldly build hangovers together. If we revive the fading art of throwingdinner partiesthe world will be better off, and our country might heal its wounds of endless division... all without having to wait in a 9-hour line to eat toast.
To that end,BRUNCH IS HELLtakes hesitant hosts through every phase of throwing a great dinner party, from guest list to subpoena. Loaded with wit, celebrity advice, and tongue-in-cheek humor--plus sincere insights about how humans can be more generous to each other--BRUNCH IS HELLis a spirited guide to restoring civility, in the bestselling tradition ofAdulting, Amy Sedaris'I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence, and the Bible.
Brendan Francis Newnamand
Rico Gaglianoare the creators, hosts, and producers of
The Dinner Party Download, a public radio show and podcast about culture and food named the Best Food Podcast from the Academy of Podcasters. They were named two of
Food & Wine's Forty Big Food Thinkers Forty and Under, and have appeared as judges on
Top Chef Masters. They each write food, design, and travel articles for national print outlets. A spirited call to arms against brunch, with unexpected reasons for throwing a dinner party... the humorous guide hand-holds hesitant hosts through every phase.
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