Apéritif: Cocktail Hour the French Way: A Recipe Book

Apéritif: Cocktail Hour the French Way: A Recipe Book

<b>JAMES BEARD AWARD FINALIST • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST COOKBOOKS OF THE YEAR BY FOOD NETWORK</b><br /><b><br />Grab a light drink and a bite, and enjoy cocktail hour, the French way</b><br /><br />For the French, the fleeting interlude between a long workday and the evening meal to come is not meant to be hectic or crazed. Instead, that time is a much needed chance to pause, take a breath, and reset with light drinks and snacks. Whether it's a quick affair before dashing out the door to your favorite Parisian bistro or a lead-up to a more lavish party, <i>Apéritif</i> is about kicking off the night, rousing the appetite, and doing so with the carefree spirit of connection and conviviality. <i>Apéritif</i> celebrates that easygoing lifestyle with simple yet stylish recipes for both classic and modern French apéritif-style cocktails, along with French-inspired bites and hors d'oeuvres. <br /><br />Keeping true to the apéritif tradition, you'll find cocktail recipes that use lighter, low-alcohol spirits, fortified wines, and bitter liqueurs. The impressive drinks have influences from both Old World and New, but are always low fuss and served barely embellished--an easy feat to pull off for the relaxed host at home. <br /><br /><i>Apéritif </i>also offers recipes for equally breezy bites, such as Radishes with Poppy Butter, Gougères, Ratatouille Dip, and Buckwheat-Sel Gris Crackers. For evenings that are all about ease and approachability without sacrificing style or flavor, <i>Apéritif </i>makes drinking and entertaining at home as effortless, fun, and effervescent as the offerings themselves<br /> <br /><b>Praise for <i>Apéritif</i></b><br /><br />“With a dram of humor, Ms. Peppler provides a primer with the history and uses of various apéritifs.”<b>—<i>The New York Times,</i> “19 Best Cookbooks of Fall 2018”</b><br /><b> </b><br />“With witty and honest prose and stunning photography, this book is one to keep out on the coffee table (or bar cart).”<b>—<i>Food & Wine</i>, “Best Cocktail Books of Fall 2018”</b><br /><br />“Step aside, Italian aperitivo. This book moves over into the equally stylish and luxurious territory of the French cocktail hour, providing recipes for classic and contemporary before-dinner French cocktails, along with light bites.”<b>—<i>Epicurious</i></b>