Product Description: Whether you’re entertaining, bartending, or just looking to relax with a special drink, this is the book you need. It’s packed with practical information, from glass types to proper techniques for shaking and mixing. At the core of the book are 365 cocktail recipes organized by base ingredient, with major chapters on gin, rum, vodka, brandy, whisky, other spirits, and champagne...read more

In the Art of the Cocktail, award-winning bartender and best-selling author Ben Reed tells you all you need to know about the art of making the perfect cocktail. In Behind the Bar, he takes you back to the basics of mixology. With a whistle-stop tour of the cocktail base spirits, from vodka to rum, you'll discover what makes each drink perfect for mixing in cocktails. In Equipment and Techniques, Ben tells you how to shake or stir a martini and explains what to do with a "Muddler." There's information on the must-have tools of the trade and matching your cocktail to the correct glass. With more than 200 recipes, there's a drink to suit any taste. Start the evening with a Power Aperitif--from an Orange Daiquiri to a Gin Gimlet. Create an irresistible Champagne Cocktail from a Bellini to a James Bond and impress your guests with one of the Smashes such as a minty Mojito. For summer drinking there are refreshing cocktails in Highballs, Coolers, and Punches, including a tantalizing Mai Tai. Sip and savor the classic Cosmopolitan or shoot down an Alabama Slammer from the Slammers, Slippers, and Shooters. Round off a meal with a Vodka Espresso from the collection of Digestifs. *More than 200 recipes to turn you into a cocktail maestro, with stunning photography by William Lingwood.*More than 52,000 copies sold in hardcover.

Product Description: Today’s growing numbers of cocktail drinkers will be stirred, not shaken, by this fabulously illustrated compendium of cocktail recipes and techniques. From Sazerac to Pimm’s Cup, Manhattan to Moscow Mule, Whisky Sour and Dry Martini to Sidecar and Blue Blazer—it’s all here...read more

Product Description: From Louisiana Gumbo to French Coq au Vin, the casseroles of the world appear in many delicious guises. In this inspiring cookbook, Michelin-starred chef-teacher Sonia Stevenson has collected the world's great comfort dishes and described clearly and concisely how to prepare them in your own kitchen...read more

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Product Description: The Cocktail Hour celebrates those irresistible concoctions that have graced the world’s best bars for decades, providing the inspiration you need to create fabulous cocktails at home. Award-winning bartender and bestselling author Ben Reed brings you an indispensable collection of recipes, from the delectable Vodkatini to a mouth-watering Bellini...read more

Product Description: Cooking with wine is a fantastic way to cook. So next time you open a bottle, add some to the pan and enjoy the exciting flavours that wine brings to your food. It might sound extravagant, but a splash is all you need to take a simple tomato sauce to new heights of to add a fresh twist to a classic dish...read more

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Fruit smoothies and fresh juices are favourites - summer or winter. This work offers a host of ideas for flavour-packed drinks.

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Product Description: For chefs and novices alike, this handy series makes cooking a delight and eating a pleasure. Featuring cuisines from around the world, each recipe is depicted with clear instructions and illustrated sequences. The versatility and use of everyday ingredients to enhance and enrich meals is explored in each book...read more

Offers recipes for appetizers and party foods, including chili pork balls, Thai chicken on lemongrass sticks, Vietnamese spring rolls, brioche filled with gelato, and tiny pizzas

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Product Description: Herbs have been cultivated for thousands of years for their aromatic, health-giving, and culinary qualities. Today they are also valued as attractive additions to any garden or as sweet-smelling decoration in the home. In this book, herb expert Barbara Segall, Food writer Louise Pickford, and stylist Rose Hammick pool their knowledge to celebrate every aspect of herbs, from growing conditions in beds, borders, and containers, and indoors to decorative ideas for herbs in the home...read more