The Four Seasons Book of Cocktails: Tips, Techniques, and More Than 1, 000 Recipes from New York's Landmark Restaurant

This is an indispensable guide to The Four Seasons' delectable cocktails, featuring the bar tenders' tastiest recipes. As one of New York's most celebrated restaurants, The Four Seasons is well known for its celebrity clientele and power lunchers. But it is also famous for an amazing selection of delectable cocktails created by legendary bartenders who have provided their tastiest recipes in this indispensable guide. Elegantly designed, it includes all the classics plus scores of new favourites, along with bartending tips and fascinating Four Seasons lore. And because every drink deserves an accompanying dish, there's a 'Bar Bites' section from the restaurant's head chef, Fabio Trabocchi!

Review

A good bartender can be hard to find, but with DuBose's help almost anyone can become an expert mixologist at home. He here updates his 2004 The Ultimate Bartender's Guide: 1000 Fabulous Recipes from the Four Seasons Restaurant with all new recipes from the exclusive New York restaurant. There are recipes for all types of liquor and spirits, as well as different versions of the ever-favorite margaritas, daiquiris, martinis, and others. You'll decide how creative you want to be—if you want to make a Headless Jockey, this is the place to look. There are also recipes for the more common Gin and Tonic and 7 and 7 as well as nonalcoholic drinks, punches, spiked soft drinks, and frozen and hot drinks, along with good descriptions of different types of wine. DuBose helps you plan your home bar by listing essential equipment, appropriate glassware, mixers, and garnishes. VERDICT This comprehensive book with good illustrations and clear instructions should be a big hit.—Elizabeth Roger, Library Journal

Author Biography

Fred DuBose is a writer, editor, and book developer based in Manhattan. Head bartender Greg Connolly was inducted into the Bartender's Hall of Fame in 2002. Charles Corpion followed in the footsteps of his father, who tended bar at New York's Copacabana in the 1950s. John Varriano is a painter who often paints the portraits of the clients he serves at the Four Seasons.