This book is part of a series in which distinguished cookery writers express their individual approach to entertaining by creating ten full menus for special occasions. Each menu is carefully constructed for ease of preparation and illustrated in colour. Following on from "Ten Vineyard Lunches" by Richard Olney and "Ten Late Breakfasts" by Alexandra Carlier, Frances Bissell produces approximately 100 original recipes in this book for intimate suppers for two. Frances Bissell is an established cookery writer who won the "Observer Magazine" competition for the best dinner menu to accompany Mouton Cadet wines in 1983. She is a regular contributor to "The Times", "A la Carte" and "Homes and Gardens" and her books include "A Cook's Calendar" and "The Pleasures of Cookery".