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| What to Drink with What You Eat: The Definitive Guide to Pairing Food with Wine, Beer, Spirits, Coffee, Tea - Even Water - Based on Expert Advice from America's Best Sommeliers | 
 enlarge | Authors: Andrew Dornenburg, Karen Page
Creator: Michael Sofronski
Publisher: Bulfinch
Category: Book
List Price: $35.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  35 reviews
Sales Rank: 6979
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 368
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.4
Dimensions (in): 10.1 x 7.6 x 1.5
ISBN: 0821257188
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.5
EAN: 9780821257180
ASIN: 0821257188
Publication Date: September 2006
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| Customer Reviews:
Idiot Proof! December 17, 2006
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
This book is AMAZING! It even tells you what to drink with a Kit Kat bar...Great Format...easy to use...one of the best all around books whether you are a big entertainer or whether you just want the right pairings for a romantic dinner for two.
 Good eating...good drinking November 17, 2006
4 out of 7 found this review helpful
Want to know what to drink with Indian cuisine, fajitas, or White Castle hamburgers? Looking for a delicious match for cabernet, sparkling fruit juice, or root beet? From almonds to zucchini, and ale to zinfandel, Andrew Dornenburg and Karen Page's What to Drink with What You Eat has it covered. Whether you enjoy an evening cocktail or remain a teetotaler, you'll find plenty to savor in this guide to drinking.
The first rule? "Think regionally." Of course: a nice Riesling with some buttery German cheeses. Who would have thought it could be that simple? In case these pairings don't come to you effortlessly, you can peruse the suggestions for France, Italy, Spain, and Germany.
Looking to become more adventurous in your drink selections? The authors include a handy guide called, "If You Like This, You Might Also Like That." If you like champagne, for example, you might like lambic beer or sparkling sake--quite a relief for those of us who stare at the bar trying to think of something new to try and walk away with some awful concoction we can hardly stomach.
The two pairing glossaries--one by drink and one by food--are particularly helpful because of the wealth of items listed and the rating system explaining which pairings are divine and which are simply adequate. By the way, water goes best with Caesar salad, light seafood, and dessert.
For the truly gourmet, the pairing menus toward the end can help you impress even the most discriminating dinner guests. And be sure to take a peak at the desert island lists--what they can't go without!--offered by everyone from Rocco Dispirito to the brewmaster of the Brooklyn Brewery.
Lest you think the authors have left out any crucial elements, the tasting chart at the end of the book is just the key to put all these great suggestions to use on your path to heavenly dining--and drinking. Before you know it, you'll be dreaming of Rick Bayless's pairing of squash blossom soup and a Portuguese wine you're still learning how to pronounce it.
Armchair Interviews says: Yummy-and a "to your health."
Spot On! November 10, 2006
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
There have been a number of books over the years trying to teach the pairing of food and wine. David Rosenthal's "Red Wine with Fish" was a particularly notable effort. Where most of these books fell down was that they made me feel I was struggling to get a Master's Degree in an obscure subject. Fact is, this is what I do for a living, so this isn't an obscure subject to me.
Dorenburg and Page were smart enough to enlist the help of a bevy of star players. Their clever compilations of recommendations are typographically coded to let you know what wines are "frequently recommended," "HIGHLY RECOMMENDED," and the "*HOLY GRAIL" of pairings, matchups we should all experience at least once in our lives.
A great resource. A great read.
Hungry for More! November 8, 2006
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
Fabulous book! I checked it out of the library to read, but have added it to my library. Being fairly new to the sophistication of wine (after a recent trip to Napa, a light went on!), I've been struggling to find the best match with food and wine. Tasting isn't enough, and this book provides such a depth of information. Covering not only wine paring, but beer, sake, tea, water and more, it's the most comprehensive guide that I've found to date. The discussions are clear, concise, and fun. The extensive guide to matching food to wines (even Kentucky Fried Chicken!) and wines to food is going to be an invaluable reference for me. Highly recommended!
A NEW CLASSIC ! October 24, 2006
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
"What to Drink.." makes entertaining entertaining again. With the rebirth of cocktails, I have a difficult time matching appetizers with scotch, bourbon, martinis, sweet drinks, mineral waters, "virgin" cocktails, etc- This book is the ultimate match maker and a great read to boot. It is the perfect gift for weddings, birthdays,and holidays. I suspect there will be a well worn copy behind every restaurant bar across the country.
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