Table of Contents
Introduction xiii
The New Cocktail Kitchen xvi
How to Use This Book xvii
Pairing Cocktails & Food xviii
Quick Food & Cocktail Pairings xxii
Chapter 1 Quick Starts: Nuts, Olives, Popcorn, Chips 1
Fried Peanuts And Lime Leaves 4
Smoky Rosemary/Almonds 6
American Cocktail Pecans 7
Deviled Cashews 8
Persian Saffron Pistachios 9
Angostura Ricotta-Stuffed Dates 10
Citrus and Fennel Olives 11
Crunchy North African Chickpeas 13
Zesty Chili Popcorn 14
Jamón Serrano Potato Chips 15
Harissa Plantain Chips 17
Salt and Vinegar Lotus Root Chips 18
Hurried Bhel Puri (Savory Indian Snack) 19
Chapter 2 Fruits, Vegetables, Legumes 21
Boozy Watermelon Slices with Tajín and Lime 24
Kombu Cucumber 25
Edamame with Pecorino and Caraway 27
Rohkostplatte (a.k.a Quick-Pickled Vegetables) 28
Miso-Malt Vinegar Shishito Peppers 29
Eggplant Caviar 30
Seedy Guacamole 31
White Bean Dip with Heroes de Provence 32
Indonesian Potato Salad 34
Smoky Spanish Mushrooms 35
Dapanese Enoki Mushroom-Bacon Rolls 36
Fried Artichokes with Lemon and Mint 37
Crispy Eggplant Fries with Honey 38
Cauliflower "Wings" with Gochujang Sauce 40
Greek Tomato Fritters 41
Cuban Chickpea Fritters with Avocado Dipping Sauce 42
Red Devils (Thai-Inflected Hush Puppies) 43
Chapter 3 Cheese and Dairy 45
Frico Manchego 48
Sweet-and-Sour Burrata 49
Sky Cheese 50
The Cheese Ball, Reimagined 52
Liptauer Cheese 54
Fried Halloumi with Carob Syrup 55
Queso Frito with Guava Dipping Sauce 57
Fergese (Feta Fondue) 58
Blue Corn Quesadillas 59
Shepherd's Bulz (Cheese-Stuffed Polenta) 61
Chapter 4 Eggs 63
Cocktail Ramen Eggs 66
Pickled Eggs 67
Kuku Sebzi (Herbed Frittata) 69
Goji Jeon (Beef-Egg Pancakes) 70
Cacio e Pepe Frittata 72
Rolex (Breakfast Egg Wrap) 73
Chapter 5 Sandwiches 75
Strawberry-Ham Bocaditos 78
James Beard's Onion Cocktail Sandwiches 79
Balik Ekmek (Fish Sandwich) 81
Vada Pav (Potato Slider) 82
Chapter 6 Seafood 85
Gilda (Spanish Pintxo) 88
Crudo 89
Ceviche 90
Gin-Cured Gravlax 92
Swordfish Spiedini 93
Cocktail Pâté 94
Piri-Piri, Shrimp Cocktail 95
Pickled Shrimp 97
Potted Shrimp 98
Génépy Trout Rillette 100
Ccrnmeal-Encrusted Oysters 101
Fried Mussels with Aleppo Pepper Sauce 102
Salt Cod Fritters 103
Sichuan-ish Salmon 105
Chapter 7 Poultry 107
Toki Chicken Nuggets 110
Georgian Chicken Salad 112
Vietnamese Chicken Wings 113
Butter Chicken Wings 114
Turkey Tsukune (Meatballs) 117
Chapter 8 Meat 119
Chorizo in Cider 122
Pho Marrow Bones 123
Cuban Ham Croquettes 125
12 Seven-Year Pork Belly 126
Beef Negimaki 129
Italian Riviera Meatballs 130
Cherry Kofte 132
Cevapcici (Sausage) 133
Vietnamese Lemonqrass Skewers 134
Filipino-Style Barbecue Pork Skewers 135
Sticky Flanken Ribs 137
Ropa Vieja 138
Singapore Steamboat 140
Bak Kut Teh (Pork Rib Broth) 141
Monkey Gland Sauce 142
Chapter 9 Rice 145
Everything Onigiri 148
Calas 149
Buffalo Suppli 152
Smoked Jollof Rice 154
Chapter 10 Crackers, Biscuits, Dumplings, Noodles, and Bread 157
Fry Jacks with Honey-Whipped Ricotta 160
Festival (Jamaican Dumplings) 161
Fig & Blue Cheese Biscuit Coins 163
Jalapeño-Corn Sablés 164
Garam Masala Cocktail Puffs 166
The Cracker 167
Farinata with Blistered Tomatoes 168
Crispy Flatbread 170
Orange Pan con Tomate 171
Momos (Tibetan Dumplings) 172
Spaghetti Fee Mao 173
Soba Noodles 175
Chapter 11 Dessert 177
Oleo-Saccharum Sorbet 180
Negroni Panna Cotta 181
Mezcal Pudding 182
Almond, Date, and Fig Balls 183
Ginger "Schnapps" 185
Old-Fashioned Pralines 186
Apple Tansy 187
African Ginger Cakes 189
Semolina Cake in Boozy Syrup 190
Coconut-Cardamom Cake 191
Piña Colada Upside-Down Cake 192
Caribbean Black Cake 194
Chocolate Manhattan Cake 196
Party Menus 198
Pantry Essentials & Key Equipment 200
Cocktail Techniques 206
Select Bibliography 208
Index 209
Acknowledgments 218
