MILAN — Why simply raise a toast when you can raise the energy in between courses?

Los Angeles-born editor turned entrepreneur and La DoubleJ founder J.J. Martin is taking her brand’s mantra of raising vibrations to the table with the curation of a new tome dedicated to the art of hospitality and creating connection over meals.

Titled “Table Energy: Entertaining With Italian Spirit,” the 208-page coffee-table book is a photographic invitation to Martin’s world of entertaining, as it showcases her colorful tablescapes and joyful gatherings across Milanese aperitivos, alfresco lunches in Portofino and Taormina or weekend getaways on Lake Como.

“Table Energy: Entertaining With Italian Spirit” by J.J. Martin, published by Vendome Press. Courtesy of La DoubleJ

“When I moved to Italy in 2001, I learned very quickly that ‘The Table’ is never just a table,” writes Martin in the introduction.…