Aperitif: Stylish Drinks and Recipes for the Cocktail Hour

I really love this book. Brennan gives recipes for making your own apertifs for parties, gifts for friends, neighbors, etc., dinner for two or a one man/woman seating. She give instruction on how to bottle, cork and seal them. How and where to store and for how long, if applicable. There are recipes for cool drinks, liquored drinks (for adults), non alchoholic drinks (for children and non drinkers) and she walks the owner of this book through the hosting of an apertif gathering. In the rear of the book there are recipes for elegant, yet very easily made finger foods to help open the digestion. And throughout there are cute stories. It is also an educative book. This is a very concise book, written with care and love. You can feel it as you read. This book is trully an experience. Highly recommended.

This volume makes a nice gift for the accomplished chef. Although the title claims simplicity, I found many of the recipes not worth the effort. It is, however, a handsome book and a good addition to your kitchen collection.

Well written with beautiful photographs , this book explores the history and appeal of the aperitif.It provides not only the recipes for cocktails, but also distilling methds for old world distilled spirits .Accompanying th cocktail recipes are simple but delicious food ideas to serve with the drinks.The book is romantic and draws you into the French world of aperitif.