About the Author

When the finest names in art, fashion and entertainment want to host a standout event, they call MARY GIULIANI, party and lifestyle expert and owner of Mary Giuliani Catering and Events. With her "simple yet special" approach to parties, Mary's clients look to her to break entertaining norms and bring to life party ideas that are one of a kind, out of the box, playful experiences. With a knack for making the "ordinary extraordinary," Mary has maintained a loyal client roster that includes JCrew, Vogue, The Rolling Stones, Bradley Cooper, Stella McCartney, Carolina Herrera, HBO, and many more. Mary has appeared on the Today show, The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, Good Morning America, Fox Morning News, and The Barefoot Contessa. In 2013 she partnered with Chef Mario Batali on a catering collaboration called MARIObyMary (www.mariobymary.com). Mary splits her time between NYC's Chelsea neighborhood and Woodstock, New York, with her husband Ryan and their two dogs Stanley and Hudson.

Reviews

Praise for Mary Giuliani and The Cocktail Party
 
“When Mary Giuliani caters a party at your home, guests eat more, drink more, and linger longer, and when they do finally leave they ask for to-go bags. All-encompassing but never fussy, clever but never pretentious, Mary’s approach to food and entertaining is warm and familiar without ever sacrificing on quality and sophistication.”—Ariel Foxman, editorial director, InStyle
 
“Mary pulls it all together with effortless panache, and all I can ever remember the next day—besides the fact that I drank too much—is how delicious everything was and how much fun I had. That is why I have her saved on my phone as ‘Party Expert.’”—Jonathan Van Meter, author and contributing editor, Vogue and New York