Absinthe

We’ve all seen Dégas’s young lady, sitting in a café, paralyzed with ennui, staring at her glass of green elixir. For most of us, that’s about the extent of it. Few of us have ever seen absinthe much less tasted it. But times are changing…

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Glorious French Food

by James Peterson A French Approach to the Classics In Glorious French Food, James Peterson explores the essential ingredients, techniques, and recipes of French cooking to uncover the underlying principles and connections that have helped define its unique culinary traditions. Through this broadened perspective, he…

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Sweet Wines

by James Peterson A Guide to the World’s Best with Recipes A growing interest in sweet wines has left wine and food lovers hungry for information about this once underappreciated category. In Sweet Wines, best-selling cookbook author James Peterson presents a country-by-country survey of the…

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