A contemporary take on the sauce canon by Martha Holmberg, whose approachability and confidence, married to her formal French culinary training, make this a fantastic guide to a tricky subject. Both comprehensive and down-to-earth, this beautiful book takes a non-intimidating approach to classic tec[...]

Bar Book is the only technique-driven cocktail handbook, breaking bartending down into essential techniques that anyone can understand and then applying them to building the best drinks. Like Ruhlman's Twenty, but for home bar enthusiasts, this book teaches techniques, methods and critical thinking.[...]