Sake A Modern Guide (edit title)

Shelfari edited the description of Sake A Modern Guide Saturday, August 1 2009.

• Sake is hot, hot, hot (though the best are actually served cold). It's the hippest sip at the cocktail hour and, as the sommeliers will tell you, can be a delicious accompaniment to food. This fun and informative guide demystifies an age-old wine and explains the many types of sake and how to properly taste their complex flavors. Beau Timken's foolproof TasteMatch system profiles 50 suggested sakes and provides their beer and wine flavor equivalents, creating a simple-yet-effective resource for finding a perfect match. Plus, recipes for 30 sake cocktails and 15 sake-friendly dishes make sake appropriate for any occasion (try a refreshing glass of Sake Sangria, or surprise guests by pairing sake with Fettuccine with Shiitake Mushrooms and Pancetta). There's even a section on planning and hosting a sake-tasting party to share your newfound sake expertise. A contemporary look at a traditional drink, Sake captures 1,000 years of culture and updates it for the modern lifestyle. Kanpai!

Shelfari edited the contributors of Sake A Modern Guide Thursday, July 23 2009.

• Added a contributor: Judy Martin: (Primary Author)
• Added a contributor: Beau Timken: (Primary None)

Shelfari edited the first sentence of Sake A Modern Guide Friday, July 17 2009.

• SAKE CALLED TO ME in the strangest of places-in the early 1990s in a small, dark sushi bar in Cape Town, South Africa, where I was well lubricated on what I thought was proper sake.