For this entertaining cookbook, consummate hostess and food and lifestyle expert Julia Reed shares her favorite recipes along with tips on how to create parties that exude Southern hospitality no matter where you live. Julia Reed's South is her long-awaited and insightful guide to throwing the ultimate party with Southern flair. Written with the same enthusiasm as Danielle Rollin's popular Soiree: Entertaining with Style or Carolyne Roehm's A Passion for Parties, and in the spirit of her fellow Southerner Lee Bailey.  No one embodies the decadent spirit of throwing a great old-school Southern party more than Julia Reed, who presents 12 creative and inspiring parties with 100 recipes that span the seasons.