num_pages: 300
description: Raise a glass to Food &amp; Wine 's first-ever tribute to the cocktail, a slim, softcover companion to the magazine's popular Official Wine Guide . In addition to offering 200 signature drinks from the country's most exciting restaurants, bars and lounges, it contains definitive recipes for the classics.As a scene-scoping, style-setting, modern magazine, Food &amp; Wine always keeps tabs on the trendiest nightlife. These cocktails are the ones making a sensation in the newest, hippest eateries and bars throughout the nation, the drinks bartenders get asked for again and again. At that's not all: mix-masters won't find better recipes for such traditional favorites as Manhattans, martinis and mojitos. Each of the chapters will focus on a particular spirit type--vodka, rum, whiskey--and every page highlights one special cocktail, along with a short description of the establishment that provided the recipe, its address and phone number, and an interesting behind-the-scenes anecdote. There's also useful information on such drink accompaniments as cocktail snacks, complete with sample recipes, and a "Cocktail Clinic," which gives tips on how to throw a great cocktail party, with details on stocking the bar and glassware. For those who want to visit the showcased restaurants and bars, an index lists them all geographically--making this a guide-within-a-guide to America's best nightlife.
language: English
title: Food & Wine Cocktails 2005: The Best Drinks from America's Hottest Bars, Lounges and Restaurants
titlecomplete: Food & Wine Cocktails 2005: The Best Drinks from America's Hottest Bars, Lounges and Restaurants
genres: Cookbooks
ratings_count: 7
series: Food & Wine Cocktails
publisher: American Express Publishing