Make Your Own Party

NATIONAL MEDIA OUTREACH: Smith Publicity is leading a national campaign targeting television, print, and digital media as well as influencers.

CHARITABLE BOOK-LAUNCH EVENT: A portion of the proceeds from the ticketed May 5 Look in the Book Launch Party at Detroit Whiskey Factory will benefit Detroit Food Academy!

ENTERTAINING AUTHORITY: Kelli Lewton is an award-winning, certified executive chef and entrepreneur, serving metro Detroit since 1991. Named HOUR Detroit Best of Caterer and The Knot Best of Weddings, Chef Kelli is an expert at her craft.

ON TREND: This is not your mother’s party! Chef Kelli serves up clean design concepts with an edge such as Unicorns Trending, Oh Baby, Boho Beach and more!

FOR ALL SKILL AND COMFORT LEVELS: Chef Kelli meets readers exactly where they are and gives them #PermissionToParty with approachable party plans comprising true-life, chef-inspired blueprints for winning the party!

GREAT VALUE: Event planning 101 style guide plus 20 themed party blueprints complete with menu and recipes, photos and more all by one of Detroit's most beloved culinary experts.

PARTY WITH PURPOSE: A portion of the proceeds from Make Your Own Party will be donated to Detroit Food Academy.

DETROIT-AREA VISIBILITY: Chef Kelli's longstanding, award-winning catering company hosts events big and small for the region's residents and corporations. She is a longtime contributor to Fox 2 Detroit Cooking School food segments and Culinary Arts Instructor at School Craft College.

Gorgeous photography by EE Berger, food and lifestyle photographer who shot the Sister Pie and Ruffage cookbooks and whose work has been featured in Bon Appetit, Reader's Digest and more.