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The PDT Cocktail Book
Jim Meehan
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Description for The PDT Cocktail Book
Hardcover. The author is bartender at PDT. This title offers 304 cocktail recipes available at PDT and behind-the-scenes secrets. It offers coverage ranging from his bar design, tools, and equipment to his techniques, food, and spirits. Illustrator(s): Gall, Chris. Num Pages: 368 pages, full colour throughout, includes illustrations. BIC Classification: WBXD3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 218 x 33. Weight in Grams: 828.
Beautifully illustrated, beautifully designed, and beautifully crafted, this is the ultimate bar book by NYC's most meticulous bartender. Now, Jim Meehan, PDT's innovative operator and mixmaster, is offering all 304 cocktail recipes available at PDT plus behind-the-scenes secrets. From his bar design, tools, and equipment to his techniques, food, and spirits, it's all here, stunningly illustrated by Chris Gall.
Product Details
Publisher
Sterling Publishing Co Inc United States
Place of Publication
, United States
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About Jim Meehan
Jim Meehan is one of the most celebrated figures in the drinks industry. Before opening PDT, he worked in major New York restaurants and bars. He is a contributing editor of Food & Wine magazine's annual cocktail book, Mr. Boston's Bartender Guide, and Sommelier Journal. Chris Gall has created designs for clients that include Ford, Nike, Pepsi, Shell Oil, Sony, ... Read moreMcDonald's, and U.S. Steel. His work has been showcased in virtually every major publication in America, including Time, Newsweek, Forbes, People and the New York Times. Show Less
Reviews for The PDT Cocktail Book
"I'd peg this as the gift book of the season for the serious cocktail fan: It's extravagantly illustrated by artist Chris Gall, beautifully designed, fun to browse and possessed of a satisfying heft. And there are some 300 drink recipes, many extraordinary, to adapt as your own classic and new-classic cocktails." —The Wall Street Journal "Jim Meehan seamlessly blends classic and cutting-edge ... Read morein The PDT Cocktail Book, and the result is basically a new-school bible for the cocktail geek. The book covers everything from barware to bacon-infused bourbon, complete with illustrations by Chris Gall. Buy two
despite your best gift-giving intentions, this is a book you'll want to keep for yourself. —MensHealth.com "Cocktails are evolving and becoming more culinary and with that evolution more skill is required from the craftsmen and women who make them. Jim Meehan of PDT is busily mapping the DNA of cutting edge cocktails and I am delighted he has decided to publish his delicious findings. The PDT Cocktail Book is a marvelous, classically illustrated book that I believe to be the book of the decade if not more." —Dale DeGroff, master mixologist and founding president of The Museum of the American Cocktail "Jim Meehan's book is, as the subtitle says, a manual for bartenders, and one that will undoubtedly become a bible for many of them. But any cook
or, for that matter, person
who's seriously interested in mixology will quickly realize it's the definitive work, a roadmap for a lifetime of amazing cocktails." — Mark Bittman, New York Times columnist and author of How to Cook Everything "Americans have always loved drinking, but in the past five years or so America has recommitted itself to learning to drink well! Jim Meehan has helped lead this joyful renaissance, but his specific influence has been to decouple drink perfection from pompousness. Quality drinking should be as unintimidating and fun as it is delicious and smart: that's Jim Meehan's doing. I'm so glad he's written this beautiful book
shake yourself up an Applejack Rabbit, sit down, and read this like a novel".—Rachel Maddow, host of The Rachel Maddow Show on MSNBC "I've imbibed every drink in this book; whether I can recall all the nights spent at PDT is another story. Jim Meehan has written a manifesto for aspiring drunks and bartenders alike." —David Chang, chef/owner of Momofuku "Id peg this as the gift book of the season for the serious cocktail fan: Its extravagantly illustrated by artist Chris Gall, beautifully designed, fun to browse and possessed of a satisfying heft. And there are some 300 drink recipes, many extraordinary, to adapt as your own classic and new-classic cocktails." —The Wall Street Journal "Jim Meehan seamlessly blends classic and cutting-edge in The PDT Cocktail Book, and the result is basically a new-school bible for the cocktail geek. The book covers everything from barware to bacon-infused bourbon, complete with illustrations by Chris Gall. Buy two
despite your best gift-giving intentions, this is a book youll want to keep for yourself. —MensHealth.com "Cocktails are evolving and becoming more culinary and with that evolution more skill is required from the craftsmen and women who make them. Jim Meehan of PDT is busily mapping the DNA of cutting edge cocktails and I am delighted he has decided to publish his delicious findings. The PDT Cocktail Book is a marvelous, classically illustrated book that I believe to be the book of the decade if not more." —Dale DeGroff, master mixologist and founding president of The Museum of the American Cocktail "Jim Meehans book is, as the subtitle says, a manual for bartenders, and one that will undoubtedly become a bible for many of them. But any cook
or, for that matter, person
whos seriously interested in mixology will quickly realize its the definitive work, a roadmap for a lifetime of amazing cocktails." — Mark Bittman, New York Times columnist and author of How to Cook Everything "Americans have always loved drinking, but in the past five years or so America has recommitted itself to learning to drink well! Jim Meehan has helped lead this joyful renaissance, but his specific influence has been to decouple drink perfection from pompousness. Quality drinking should be as unintimidating and fun as it is delicious and smart: thats Jim Meehans doing. Im so glad hes written this beautiful book
shake yourself up an Applejack Rabbit, sit down, and read this like a novel".—Rachel Maddow, host of The Rachel Maddow Show on MSNBC "Ive imbibed every drink in this book; whether I can recall all the nights spent at PDT is another story. Jim Meehan has written a manifesto for aspiring drunks and bartenders alike." —David Chang, chef/owner of Momofuku Show Less