JAMES BEARD AWARD WINNER ⢠SPIRITED AWARD WINNER ⢠A professional guide that surveys and celebrates the culinary ingredients in mixed drinks, with more than 100 recipes from the worldâs most creative bartenders and bestselling author of Meehanâs Bartender Manual.
âAs a handbook devoted to the cornucopia of nonalcoholic ingredients that todayâs bartenders draw on in their pursuit of deliciousness, it will give cooks at any level a fresh appreciation for the flavorful possibilities they have at their fingertips.ââHarold McGee, author of On Food and Cooking and Keys to Good Cooking
Jim Meehanâs achievements as a pioneering bartender at Gramercy Tavern, The Pegu Club, and PDT in New York City helped pave the path for this generationâs craft cocktail industry. Here, heâs partnered with artist and designer Bart Sasso of Sasso & Co. and Atlantaâs beloved Ticonderoga Club, award-winning author and journalist Emma Janzen, and renowned photographer AJ Meeker on an advanced handbook focused on the zero-proof components of cocktails that make or break the integrity of a drink.
The Bartenderâs Pantry includes concise overviews of ten categories of ingredientsâsugars, spices, dairy, grains and nuts, fruits, vegetables, flowers and herbs, coffee, tea, soda and mineral water, and fermentsâthat cover each subjectâs modern history in drinks, popular production practices, artisan processing methods, and common distribution channels before suggesting sourcing and service insights from experts in each field. The primers grapple with the challenges producers, distributors, and consumers each face as the ingredient moves through the food chain and into the bartenderâs pantry.
Each chapter features artfully illustrated recipes incorporating the featured ingredients that bring the reader into the kitchens of some of the worldâs most revered bartenders, baristas, importers, and chefs. Their innovative takes on traditional recipes including horchata, matcha, Turkish coffee, sorrel, kvass, and ice cream are followed by full-page photos of over 50 cocktails that incorporate them including modern classics like the Gin Basil Smash, Earl Grey MarTEAni and Penicillin.
Inspired by kitchen references like Deborah Madisonâs Vegetable Literacy and Harold McGeeâs Keys to Good Cooking, The Bartender's Pantry is an indispensable handbook for hospitality professionals, curious cooks, and anyone interested in how novel and traditional global beverages are connected to international foodways and our wellbeing itself.
The Bartender's Pantry - Jim Meehan, Bart Sasso & Emma Janzen
JAMES BEARD AWARD WINNER ⢠SPIRITED AWARD WINNER ⢠A professional guide that surveys and celebrates the culinary ingredients in mixed drinks, with more than 100 recipes from the worldâs most creative bartenders and bestselling author of Meehanâs Bartender Manual.
âAs a handbook devoted to the cornucopia of nonalcoholic ingredients that todayâs bartenders draw on in their pursuit of deliciousness, it will give cooks at any level a fresh appreciation for the flavorful possibilities they have at their fingertips.ââHarold McGee, author of On Food and Cooking and Keys to Good Cooking
Jim Meehanâs achievements as a pioneering bartender at Gramercy Tavern, The Pegu Club, and PDT in New York City helped pave the path for this generationâs craft cocktail industry. Here, heâs partnered with artist and designer Bart Sasso of Sasso & Co. and Atlantaâs beloved Ticonderoga Club, award-winning author and journalist Emma Janzen, and renowned photographer AJ Meeker on an advanced handbook focused on the zero-proof components of cocktails that make or break the integrity of a drink.
The Bartenderâs Pantry includes concise overviews of ten categories of ingredientsâsugars, spices, dairy, grains and nuts, fruits, vegetables, flowers and herbs, coffee, tea, soda and mineral water, and fermentsâthat cover each subjectâs modern history in drinks, popular production practices, artisan processing methods, and common distribution channels before suggesting sourcing and service insights from experts in each field. The primers grapple with the challenges producers, distributors, and consumers each face as the ingredient moves through the food chain and into the bartenderâs pantry.
Each chapter features artfully illustrated recipes incorporating the featured ingredients that bring the reader into the kitchens of some of the worldâs most revered bartenders, baristas, importers, and chefs. Their innovative takes on traditional recipes including horchata, matcha, Turkish coffee, sorrel, kvass, and ice cream are followed by full-page photos of over 50 cocktails that incorporate them including modern classics like the Gin Basil Smash, Earl Grey MarTEAni and Penicillin.
Inspired by kitchen references like Deborah Madisonâs Vegetable Literacy and Harold McGeeâs Keys to Good Cooking, The Bartender's Pantry is an indispensable handbook for hospitality professionals, curious cooks, and anyone interested in how novel and traditional global beverages are connected to international foodways and our wellbeing itself.