A colorful and eloquent look at Churchill as he has never been seen before. With fascinating new insights into the food he ate, the champagne he loved, and the important guests he charmed, this delectable volume is a sumptuous and intellectual treat.

Introduction / Andrew Roberts -- The importance of dinners -- Meeting off Newfoundland August 1941 -- Christmas in the White House December 1941 -- January 1942 -- Dinners in Moscow August 1942 -- Adana January 1943 -- Teheran November 1943 -- Yalta February 1945 -- Meeting at Potsdam July 1945 -- From Fulton to Bermuda: the limits of dinner-table diplomacy -- Food -- Champagne, whisky and brandy -- Cigars -- Rationing -- Dinners -- Endnotes.