Great Moments in Journalism: Brush Up Your Shakespeare
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Today's Moment comes from a New York Sun review of the new Amy Sedaris hospitality book. It's a pretty perfect example of trying too hard:
Hospitality is a forgotten art, we always hear. We hapless home cooks need guidance in order to do it right. But perhaps the answer is not in the Food Network stars, but in ourselves. The best evenings aren't the ones in which we simply pretend to be someone richer, smarter, and with impeccable taste in porcelain egg cups. At its best, entertaining at home can be wonderfully liberating, a chance to break rules established by the food magazines and the snazzy fusion restaurants, a heartfelt mix of "watch me show off" and "take me as I am."
Sorta like writing!
