A Virtual Dinner Party to Celebrate Mad Men and The Unofficial Mad Men Cookbook I seriously love the show Mad Men. So, when I was contacted by one of the cookbook’s authors, Judy Gelman, to take part in this dinner party, you can imagine my excitement. Watching the show, I am always blown away by the amount of importance placed upon appearances. It is visible in everything from the costumes the characters wear to the food and cocktails prepared in the show. The writers do a good job showing you the outward beauty of the time along with the political and home issues going on behind closed doors. I like to think I would have been similar to Peggy Olson; a strong-willed, witty woman, with a kind of jacked-up fashion sense, challenging rules in the work place. Just to be around during the time of “Camelot” and Jackie O. would have been so interesting. I’m sure it wasn’t the easiest being a woman, but I think I would have faired pretty well. Browsing through this cookbook not only made me hungry, but also made me wish I lived during the time period when martinis, blini and caviar, wedge salads, chicken kiev, …

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