Gin

This is the admired bestseller of alcohol wisdom by Kingsley Amis. Along with a series of tested recipes, this book includes reflections about Amis's hangovers, diets, and oddly enough, how to not get drunk amongst hundreds of other questions about the preparation and consumption of alcohol in the world. Mix fun and practical knowledge and opinions, it serves as a delicious cocktail of ironic humor and distilled wisdom.

Elaborar un menú, combinar platos para distintas ocasiones o comensales y organizar la compra pueden resultar tareas fastidiosas incluso si contamos con cierta experiencia en la cocina. Esta nueva entrega de Inés Ortega y Marina Rivas para la serie 1080 Nuevas ideas de cocina quiere convertirse en una guía práctica y creativa que nos abre mil maneras de preparar propuestas diferentes, apetecibles, saludables y equilibradas. Con introducciones claras sobre qué elementos debe contener un menú completo, cómo poner la mesa, cuáles son los conocimientos elementales de protocolo o cómo...

With a prologue written by three-star Michelin chef Juan Mari Arzak, this stunning, in-depth exploration of the most famous of Basque wines discusses the origins and evolution of Chacolí and its importance to Basque culture and features vibrant, full-color photographs and Spanish-Basque bilingual text. A special culinary section offers recipes from four Michelin-starred chefs that either incorporate Chacolí or serve as the perfect accompaniment to this refined wine. Con un prólogo escrito por Juan Mari Arzak, galardonado con tres estrellas Michelin, esta exploración a fondo impresionante...

Through these pages, we will learn about the evolution of Spanish cuisine from Iberian acorn flour cakes to Ferrán Adrià's spherical melon caviar. We will discover that the best story about the fruitful coexistence between Christian, Jewish and Muslim cuisines is owed to the prostitute Aldonza: "La lozana andaluza"; that on Columbus's second voyage to the 'West Indies' his sailors ate three manatees, believing them to be rather ugly mermaids; that Spain is the only country that can boast of having had a gourmet dog; that the first written document on potato omelette is dated in the year of...