Bruce Weinstein Description From The Publisher: Bruce Weinstein is a guy who knows how to party. And his key to partying is choosing the right drink. Spiked or zero proof, Bruce has shaken, stirred, blended, or ladled concoction for every occasion and everyone on your guest list. The cocktail...

Hugh Carpenter and Teri Sandison Description From The Publisher: The authors of the immensely popular HOT series put their taste for international flavors and visual flair on the fast track to quick, easy-to-prepare appetizers with dazzling results. Each of the 100 recipes in FAST APPETIZERS, from spring rolls to pizza to caviar, can be made in a flash, most in under 15 minutes. Whether you're hosting a cocktail party or an intimate dinner, Carpenter and Sandison deliver maximum flavor in minimum time. The first title in a fresh new series from Ten Speed's most popular cooking duo. As with the HOT series, bonus pages full of tips for quick cooking and presentation enliven this book. Includes dramatic color photos in Teri Sandison's signature style. About the Authors Hugh Carpenter , one of America's most popular cooking instructors and writers, teaches at cooking schools throughout North America and at his own school in California's Napa Valley. Hugh's wife, Teri Sandison is adjunct instructor in food photography and food styling at the Culinary Institute of America, Greystone campus and lives in the Napa Valley community of Oakville, California.

Joanna Simon, Ian O'Leary (Photographer) Description From The Publisher: From the grape to the glass -- a stylish, contemporary guide to experiencing the world of wine. Open the pages of this inspiring guide and you uncork the exciting world of wine. Award-winning wine writer Joanna Simon steers the reader through a tantalizing range of styles, grape varieties, and wine-producing regions and offers refreshingly down-to-earth advice on how to buy, taste, serve, and store wine for maximum enjoyment. Most of us would like to try a wider range of wines, but are reluctant to make an expensive mistake. Joanna Simon helps readers to experiment with confidence and taste new wines that are similar to those they already enjoy. So for instance, if you like Australian Chardonnay, you may also like white wines from Navarra in Spain, Chilean Semillon, or South African Chenin Blanc.

This contemporary collection from The New Yorker 's Frothingham and Evans will prove useful for any collection. Crisp Toasts lists at least three toasts for more than 100 alphabetically arranged topics, from absent friends to work. Ranging from timely to traditional, most of the toasts are short one-liners, ideal for weddings, christenings, reunions, and retirement dinners.

When National Geographic sent Charles O'Rear to photograph a little-known region of Napa Valley for a book about rural America, he was immediately enthralled by the area�s natural beauty and vibrant tradition of winemaking. He soon made the valley his home and in the twenty-three years since, he has watched it grow from an obscure, secluded hollow in the California landscape to an internationally recognized food and wine destination.

Robert M. Reynolds (Photographer) and Judy Peterson-Nedry Description From The Publisher: Washington Sate is known for its apples, its rainy climate, and its dramatic scenery. But did you know that over one hundred wineries call Washington home, and that the state ranks number two in wine production nationwide? This new book comes to us from the wine-savvy duo of author Judy Peterson-Nedry, one of the world's foremost experts in Northwest Wines, and photographer Robert M. Reynolds, whose luminous images of Northwest life are unparalleled. Together, they bring to life the vineyards of the countryside and the people of the industry, from the largest winery to the smallest grape-grower. About the Author Robert M. Reynolds is a graphic designer and photographer with Reynolds/Wulf Design of Portland, Oregon. His ability to balance the two disciplines lends a unique perspective to the books and print materials he creates. Reynolds has won awards for his work in both industrial and institutional areas. His photographs appear in OREGON'S NATIONAL FORESTS and OREGON WINE COUNTRY, both published by Graphic Arts Center Publishing. Reynolds and his family are lifetime Northwest residents.

A comprehensive guide to all the wines of the Midi, from Banyuls, next to Spain, to the Italian frontier on the east, as well as the island of Corsica. The south of France has long been known for the beauty of its landscape but not, admittedly, for the quality of its wines. But, as Rosemary George...

Wine for Dummies DVD: the visual companion to the acclaimed book with more than 500,000 copies in print, is an accessible, unpretentious "wine lover's bible" that opens up the world of wine to anyone. Like the bestselling book, the DVD version of Wine for Dummies is an entertaining and informative...

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