| Weber's
Art of the Grill: Recipes
for Outdoor Living
by Jamie
Purviance, Tim
Turner (Photographer), Mike
Kempster (Introduction)
This lavish
book represents the very best in grilling today.
It's great to see that folks are firing up the barbecue with gusto
these days. Those of us at Weber can certainly identify with the lure
of the flame. For 48 years, we have been standing right alongside
America's grillers and providing the tools to get the job done right.
As you can imagine, we have learned a thing or two about great grilled
food along the way, and we decided it was time to put our best results
in writing.
Weber's Art of the Grill, a lavish new cookbook, starts with
techniques, tricks, and tools of the trade-including essential sauces,
bastes, rubs, and marinades-and then really turns up the heat with
more than 100 outstanding recipes, from appetizers through desserts.
You'll find the keys to all the classics here, like how to grill the
burger of your dreams and how to make a steak taste so good it could
bring a cowboy to tears, but many of the recipes break new ground for
outdoor entertaining.
Imaginative techniques and flavors feature strongly in recipes like
Smoked Corn Chowder, Butterflied Chicken Under Bricks, and
Cedar-Planked Salmon. A full-page color photograph by James Beard
Award-winner Tim Turner accompanies each recipe, so you know exactly
what to expect. Our book also offers suggestions for the right wine or
brew to quench an outdoor thirst, and Weber's tips for menu planning
and entertaining will certainly add style and spontaneity to your next
backyard bash.
-- The author, Jamie Purviance
About the Author
Mike Kempster, Sr., executive vice-president of Weber-Stephen Products
Co., hails from Kansas City, so for him grilling is more than a
pastime-it's a passion. With more than 20 years at Weber, he has
collected many grilling secrets, which he's always glad to share with
other barbecue enthusiasts.
Writer and recipe developer Jamie Purviance has been a chef at a
Napa Valley winery, food editor of Appellation magazine, and a
contributor to various books, magazines, and new media. He holds a
degreee in culinary arts from the Culinary Institute of America, and
lives in the Napa Valley.
Chicago-based Tim Turner is an award-winning photographer
specializing in food. He has photographed for master chefs including
Charlie Trotter and Jacques Pepin, and his work has appeared in Food
& Wine, Bon Appetit, and the Chicago Tribune, as well as numerous
ad campaigns.
Cocktail : The Drinks Bible for the 21st Century
by Paul Harrington, Laura Moorhead
Paul
Harrington, a.k.a. "The Alchemist" of www.cocktailtime.com,
HotWired's popular cocktail Web site, amuses and enlightens, while
making the reader feel like an insider in today's swinging, hip
cocktail culture in Cocktail. It is true that there is a bit of the
mixologist in each of us, and this book provides all the information
you need to produce a perfectly blended Gibson, Petit Zinc, or any
other drink your friends are likely to request.
Harrington presents a well-organized and thorough guide to drink
making, beginning by explaining the intricacies of mixers, spirits,
garnishes, glassware, and how to stock a home bar. He goes on to
recount the history behind 64 classic cocktails (the Lemon Drop may
have fern bar origins, but it still meets with the Alchemist's
approval), giving proportions for each drink, with precise
instructions and a mouthwatering illustration of the finished result.
Harrington finishes with a comprehensive list of drink recipes, and a
glossary that clarifies obscure cocktail jargon. (How does Chartreuse
get its color, anyway?)
His voice is authoritative but witty throughout; he comments with
sarcastic affection on this era that he terms the "Revival of
American Drinking". Slip on your smoking jacket, grab a copy of
Cocktail, and mix up a pitcher of Gimlets tonight.
--Lori Forest
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