This book provides easy recipes for all those who wish to become skilled bartenders and talented cooks when they entertain their guests, without having any specific expertise and without dedicating too much time and money. At the end of each recipe there is a suggestion for a food accompaniment, with ingredients for four people and step-by-step preparation instructions. The recipe book includes 180 cocktails with food accompaniments and is divided into 12 chapters. Each chapter features 15 drinks from the most famous (Margaritas, Sex on the Beach, White Lady, Black Russian...) to the most recent ones that may be particularly inviting or typical of a country, or both. Each recipe is divided into the following sections: Origins and special features; Ingredients; Preparation; and, Serving suggestions. A series of pictures that were specially taken for this book illustrate each cocktail.

Author Biography

Gianfranco Di Niso is a professional bartender who has won national and international competitions and runs professional training courses for both freestyle and cafeteria style bartenders. Davide Manzoni is passionate about cooking and writing. Fabio Petroni has worked with some of the most famous names in international photography since 1984. He works with some of the top advertising agencies and has been involved in campaigns for well-known national and international brands