New Orleans Classic Cocktails - (Classic Recipes) by Kit Wohl (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

Mix up a cocktail New Orleans-style. From highfalutin to down home, from Sazeracs to mint juleps, this gorgeous cocktail cookbook offers more than sixty recipes from famous New Orleans establishments and mixologists, along with photographs, history, and narratives. These Crescent City cocktails are easy on the eyes and the taste buds and can be paired with recipes from the Classics Series.

From the Back Cover

"In New Orleans we love a good story and a good drink. This book brings them together beautifully."
--Ann Tuennerman, founder, Tales of the Cocktail

Praise for Kit Wohl's other books:

NEW ORLEANS CLASSIC GUMBOS AND SOUPS, A GOURMET MAGAZINE COOKBOOK CLUB SELECTION

THE P&J OYSTER COOKBOOK NAMED NEW ORLEANS MAGAZINE'S COOKBOOK OF THE YEAR

"Any time you need reassurance about the state of New Orleans, you can renew your faith at the city's famous restaurants . . . or, equally as reviving, simply look through and cook from Kit Wohl's mouth-watering book."
--Saveur magazine on New Orleans Classic Desserts

"Only a few [Creole and Cajun cookbooks] strive to capture the full breadth of multi-cultural New Orleans; a city with Spanish, French, British, African (slave trade), and Caribbean roots. New Orleans Classic Seafood compiles signature recipes from the beloved restaurants in New Orleans that embrace this multitude of influence. Any food lover is sure to love the results."
--ForeWord magazine on New Orleans Classic Seafood

"Wohl, an artist and author, was determined to assure everyone that the cuisine of New Orleans was still very much alive. And this winning book, photographed and designed by Wohl herself, pays enthusiastic homage to her beloved city. She tirelessly shakes down New Orleans' culinary kings and queens (John Besh, Susan Spicer, Leah Chase . . . ), combs through some of the grandest kitchens (Antoine's, Commander's Palace, Arnaud's, Galatoire's), and even travels outside the city limits for John Folse's bayou specialties."
--Gourmet magazine on New Orleans Classic Gumbos and Soups

"Wohl's informative background notes offer intriguing morsels on each dessert's uniqueness. . . . The author's own vividly appetizing full-color photographs rendered in extreme close-up may seduce readers into virtually licking the book's pages."
--Booklist on New Orleans Classic Desserts