MICHAEL HAROLD, a New Orleans lawyer and owner of a legal search firm, YSR Search, studied Spanish at the University of the South, Sewanee, and received his JD from LSU. He started piano lessons in first grade and continues to study and perform classical music. He has contributed articles for local and national magazines.Born in Osceola, Arkansas, QUINN PEEPER practices obstetrics/gynecology in New Orleans. He has degrees from Washington and Lee University, University College, Oxford, and Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. In 2015, Dr. Peeper received an MBA from Auburn University. Quinn made his Carnegie Hall debut (Weill) in 1997. He is Chairman of the English-Speaking Union and is His Britannic Majesty’s Honorary Consul to New Orleans.NINA CAMPBELL is one of the world’s most respected and influential interior designers, renowned for her contagious wit, unparalleled design expertise, and brilliant sense of style. In addition to her global interior design work, Nina designs her own signature products across accessories, wallpaper, fabrics, and furniture, and is the author of eight books on design.

“There is no one I would rather go on a Coastal Shindig with than Michael and Quinn. In this wonderful follow-up from Classical Shindig, they invite us into their world once more, this time by the sea.”— Nina Campbell"Michael and Quinn offer a gracious reminder of the enduring beauty of hospitality and thoughtful living. Bons vivants at heart, they never miss an excuse to celebrate—a good old-fashioned shindig is their specialty.” — Alison Kenworthy, HomeworthyPraise for Classical Shindig:"A DOCTOR AND A LAWYER walk into a truck stop. With their collared shirts and pressed shorts, you might expect them to go right for the Evian water and trail mix. Instead, they walk out with a dozen plastic mermaid dolls. What gives?" –Catherine Tillman Whalen, Southern Living"Hosting is an art, and after flipping through Michael Harold and Quinn Peeper's new coffee table book, it's clear the couple has mastered it." –Michaela Bechler, Adore Magazine"Get to know two of New Orleans’ best hosts.....Showcased within the pages are hundreds of photographs captured inside Michael Harold and Quinn Peeper’s very own Garden District home, plus the duo’s best-kept secrets on entertaining, hosting and design." –Atlanta Home & Lifestyles"[Michael and Quinn] are perfect hosts and Gentlemen, and their passion for anything British, Classical, Historical, and Stylish became abundantly clear—thus, we hit it off immediately." –Henrietta Spencer-Churchill"Their gift for friendship is matched only by their belief in celebrating life itself with music, good food and wine, and equally good conversation." –Flora Fraser"This book highlights beautiful components of Southern culture." –The Daily Mississipian