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Copyright 2014 by Karen Mordechai
All rights reserved.
Published in the United States by Clarkson Potter/Publishers, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group, a division of Random House LLC, a Penguin Random House Company, New York.
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CLARKSON POTTER is a trademark and POTTER with colophon is a registered trademark of Penguin Random House LLC.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Mordechai, Karen.
Sunday suppers / Karen Mordechai. -- First edition.
pages cm
1. Suppers. 2. Sunday. I. Title.
TX738.M67 2014
641.53dc23 2013038842

ISBN 978-0-385-34526-2
Ebook ISBN 978-0-385-34527-9

Cover design by Rae Ann Spitzenberger
Cover photograph by Karen Mordechai

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CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

Dining with ones friends and beloved family is certainly one of lifes primal and most innocent delights, one that is both soul-satisfying and eternal.

JULIA CHILD

This book is a collection of small gatherings and meals across the country, in homes and in unexpected locales. Youll find recipes and inspiration for opening your homes or venturing outdoors with your loved ones. I hope that you will embrace new environments and bring care and joy to the meals shared.

Sunday Suppers is a communal cooking center and food website based out of Brooklyn, New York, whose premise is to bring together food, gatherings, and community. Through inspiration and instruction, Sunday Suppers allows people to gather and cook in their homes, and experience the worlds oldest act of community: sharing a meal. At our suppers we remove much of the fuss and formality of entertaining. The table is set in a modest manner, and the food is honest and straightforward. The focus is on a sense of togetherness and tradition that is richly formed and celebrated through these shared meals. We invite family, friends, and guests to join us in the preparation of the meals and to dine at our table. Strangers attend our dinners from across the globe and together a community has formed.

The idea for Sunday Suppers began in the spring of 2009 as an opportunity to cook and dine communally with friends in our loft home in Brooklyn. The intention was to create a beautiful cooking environment and bring back the nostalgia of family meals and early suppers with friends.

As an artist (and a tried- and true-Libra), I found myself torn between the balance of creation and capture. I was greatly influenced by the classic greats of street photography, such as Robert Frank and Eugene Smith, and was challenged to capture the city I lived in and the elusiveness of a moment. I also spent great time in my mothers and grandmothers kitchens, watching and documenting their cooking over the years.

As I continued to explore these concepts, I developed a yearning for the opportunity to marry the creation of beauty with the capture of it. Starting Sunday Suppers was a resolution of this need. I found I was able to cook, travel, create, and capture all at once. I began to create communal meals, like those I grew up withbut with a new slant. These gatherings would be joyful and of mixed crowds. These meals would be early suppers and, through cooking and learning, bonds would be formed. We would source local and sustainable fare, and together we would cook excellent food.

My husband and I held our first dinner at our home in Brooklyn. We moved our furniture into the back bedroom to make way for a long dining table. We cooked a meal with ten of our friends, sat down to eat, and had a lovely time. As the sun set over the water, we all toasted the meal and everything felt just right. The mood was casual and spirited, and the feeling of achievement filled the room.

Word about that first supper spread quicklyclearly something had resonated. Readers of my blog began writing in, asking to attend our next dinner, and so the story of Sunday Suppers began. Each meal became an opportunity to create a lovely setting and an inspired menu. The most exciting part was that a community had formed both online and in person. We began to work with amazing talents, such as guest chefs, artisans, and crafters. The growth and sense of collaboration has been exhilarating. Weve recently opened a new home for Sunday Suppers: a large industrial loft that serves as a communal cooking and dining space where we host many meals. Our hopes are to expand and create hubs in other locations.

This book is an extension of our suppers, as it is in its essence a compilation of recipes that one might use to plan gatherings for groups both large and small. I hope this book inspires you to set out and make beautiful meals with the people you hold dear. Some menus involve more work, in which I disclose my favorite shops for groceries, tableware, and other items for your gatherings.

Our food is not overly demanding fare; it is good, wholesome, and fairly approachable. Most of the ingredients should be readily available in local grocers or online specialty shops. The menus are straightforward and include classics like fries, paella, and ice cream. The novelty is in the subtle changes, the tweaks and nuances we often give to an otherwise expected menu. Theres a pleasant surprise in finding for a picnic to add an unexpected flavor.

Of paramount importance is the quality and integrity of ingredients. At Sunday Suppers, we source farm-fresh and local ingredients when possible and encourage you to do so as well. We especially like to support our local shops, artisans, and butchers as much as possible. By doing this, we have extended our sense of family and support and feel fortunate to have become part of an incredible community of folks.

And those who have attended one of our suppers know that the atmosphere is key. Here, too, we do not go overboard: less is more, as they say. While our decor is simple enough to follow, it is well thought out. We favor neutrals and handwritten notes. Small crafts and unexpected gifts are treats offered to attendees and are a wonderful way to bid farewell to your guests.

In this collection of stories I hope to bring a bit of joy and inspi-ration to youto offer ideas while simultaneously imparting a sense of freedom to break the rules a bit and just do what feels right and beautiful to your eye.

MORNING

IN BED

BREAKFAST FOR ONE, LOVINGLY PREPARED AND SERVED bedsidethere is no greater treat. The envelope is hand-addressed in crayon with a love note tucked inside. A gift is wrapped in white paper and adorned with a few twigs we gathered from the yard. We light a fire and linger in bed a little bit longer.

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