Wine Tasting Notebook

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Vino

A COMPLETE WINE TASTING COURSE disguised as a notebook. Have you ever wanted to learn about wine but didn t know how to start? Are you an intermediate taster that needs a quick refresher course? Are you an advanced taster who wants a systematic way to take notes? This second edition of De Long s bestselling Wine Tasting Notebook is an excellent way for all levels of wine lovers to hone their tasting skills. Its simple, understandable explanations demystify wine tasting, and guide you through the note taking process. You learn by doing. Why take tasting notes? It s not just to remember the wines that you liked (which is important!), but is simply the only practical way to develop your wine knowledge. The main difference between a beginner and a wine professional is in the number of wines that they have tried and noted. The Wine Tasting Notebook is organized in three simple parts: 1. The WINE NOTE PAGES puts the repetitive parts of a note in convenient multiple choice for
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Foodie Fight: A Trivia Game for Serious Food Lovers

Posted on February 19, 2012 by Vino

Calling all food lovers! This addictive trivia game allows players to strut their culinary stuff and prove who is the smartest foodie of them all. With over 1,000 questions on topics ranging from culinary science and celebrity chefs to food history and exotic cuisine, each player is bound to get a full serving of food knowledge. But think fast, because the first player or team to fill in their game board wins!Includes:- Deck of trivia cards- Six game boards- Color
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Fine Filipino Food

Posted on February 16, 2012 by Vino

A testament to the rich mix of cultures that have influenced the cuisine of the Philippines, “Fine Filipino Food” includes more than 200 easy-to-prepare recipes, a glossary of ingredients, and a guide to ingredient
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Food & Wine Cocktails 2011: An indispensable mix of excellent cocktails and food to go with them, plus the ultimate guide to the top bars and lounges around the country.

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Vino

As a scene-scooping, style-setting annual, Food & Wine Cocktails 2011 always keeps tabs on the hottest trends in bars, restaurants and lounges. The 160+ cocktails here have been created by some of the country’s best mixologists. Each chapter focuses on a particular spirit-gin, vodka, whiskey-and every page highlights one or two exceptional cocktails, along with interesting anecdotes about these cocktails. Other highlights include: A “Cocktail Clinic” which offers tips on stocking the bar with essential glassware and tools, as well as a liquor lexicon, which provides valuable inspiration on the best and newest spirits around An invaluable Black Book of the Top 100 Spots to Drink around the country, including their names, addresses, and phone numbers A chapter on the very best bar food from the hippest spots around the
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Cheese & Wine: A Guide to Selecting, Pairing, and Enjoying

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Vino

From the best-selling author of The Cheese Course comes a new guide to enjoying one of the most basic yet sophisticated culinary delights: cheese and wine. Janet Fletcher leads readers on an international tour of 70 cheeses,exploring the best wine pairings and serving suggestions. From Oregon’s autumnal Rogue River Blue to aromatic Brind’Amour evocative of the Corsican countryside, cheese lovers will savor the range of textures, flavors, and colors. Featuring mouth-watering color photography and detailed, informative text, this collection of cheeses and the wines that go with them will inspire perfect
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Wine Food & Friends

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Vino

Wine and cooking enthusiasts will know immediately that they have uncorked something truly magical with Karen MacNeilsWine, Food Friends. This book combines the culinary expertise of Cooking Light with the wine connoisseurship of Karen MacNeil, todays preeminent wine authority. Award-winning author, lecturer, and television personality, Karen is a champion when it comes to the enjoyment of food and wine, which she summarizes in The Only Ten Principles of Matching Wine and Food Youll Ever Need. Pair Karens zeal for the art of wine with more than 150 Cooking Light kitchen-tested recipes and you have all the ingredients you need to reach new levels of gastronomical glory. Features nBuild your culinary knowledge base by combining 30 top-rated menus and recipes with wine recommendations for every season and any occasion nMore than 125 full-color photographs give visual cues for presenting casually elegant dishes nDemystifies wine terms with Karen MacNeils tried-and-true food and wine
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Perfect Pairings: A Master Sommelier’s Practical Advice for Partnering Wine with Food

Posted on February 4, 2012 by Vino

As thousands of wines from around the globe enter the marketplace and the American palate continues to adopt flavors from a range of cultures, the task of pairing wine and food becomes increasingly complicated. No longer is the choice simply red or white, or wines from California, France, or Italy. The typical shopper today has access to wines from those regions plus South Africa, Chile, Argentina, New Zealand, and Australia. If that isn’t confusing enough, Asian, Latin American, and Creole dishes might find their way onto the same table. Perfect Pairings, by well-known Master Sommelier and respected restaurant industry veteran Evan Goldstein, provides straightforward, practical advice for choosing the right bottle for each meal. The quintessential resource for matching wine and food, this book includes 58 companion recipes developed by celebrated chef Joyce Goldstein that showcase each type of wine.Perfect Pairings combines in-depth explorations of twelve grape varietals, sparkling
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Food & Wine Quick from Scratch Chicken

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Vino

“The Quick From Scratch Chicken Cookbook” will enable you to go beyond boring baked boneless breasts! How does Pecan-Crusted Chicken with Mustard sauce sound? Or Southwestern Tortilla salad or Grilled Chicken with Spicy Brazilian Tomato and Coconut Sauce? Or try a bird of a different type: Turkey Breasts with Mustard Sage Crumbs, or Grilled Cornish Hens with Sun-dried Tomato Pesto. Plus, there are pastas, risottos, sautes, stir-frys, and lots of soup, salad, and sandwich ideas. So leftovers will never be a problem as half of the recipes use already cooked chicken. Each recipe boasts a full-page photo of the dish along with an affordable wine recommendation. These exceptionally clear recipes will enable you to create delicious, restaurant style dishes in your own kitchen in little time. With 10 new recipes just added, this is a must have for anyone who doesn’t want to spend all night in the
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Food & Wine Annual Cookbook 2008: An Entire Year of Recipes

Posted on January 29, 2012 by Vino

Almost one million subscribers heartily agree: there’s always something delicious going on in Food & Wine. And it’s all here in the annual cookbook, which includes every recipe published in the magazine during 2007 more than 600 of them accompanied by scrumptious-looking photographs. The contributors remain absolutely stellar, cuisine’s finest, including such cookbook authors, chefs, and food luminaries as Jacques Pepin, Jean-Georges Vongerichten, Paula Wolfert, and Al Roker. Plus, this year’s volume is organized seasonally, so it’s even easier to find the right recipe for the right occasion. Mouthwatering dishes like Emeril Lagasse’s Shrimp-and-Corn Bisque, Mario Batali’s T-Bone Fiorentina with Sautéed Spinach, and Thomas Keller’s Over-the-Top Mushroom Quiche were tested on home appliances, making them easy to re-create and delicious to eat. In addition, the volume includes 50 brand-new test-kitchen tips, as well as an extensive glossary of accessible wines.
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Food & Wine Cocktails 2010: The Ultimate Source for 160-Plus Terrific Cocktail & Party-Food Recipes from the World’s Biggest Talents

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Vino

As a scene-scooping, style-setting annual, “Food & Wine 2010 Cocktail Guide” always keeps tabs on the hottest nightlife trends. The more than 150 cocktails presented were chosen by 10 of the world’s best mixologists. These are the cocktails making a sensation in the hippest eateries and bars around the world; the drinks bartenders get asked for again and again. And amateur mix-masters won’t find better recipes for traditional favorites. Each chapter focuses on a particular spirit, and every page highlights one or two special cocktails, along with interesting anecdotes about these cocktails. There is a ‘Cocktail Clinic’ that offers tips on stocking the bar with essential glassware and tools, as well as a list of the country’s best resources for bar staples. An index in the back has the names, addresses, and phone numbers of the top 100 bars in the world. Plus, there’s lots of exciting new material, including a whole chapter on the most classic cocktails; a directory of the best liquor
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