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Create refreshing, healthier drinks, from kombucha to herbal sodas and more, in your own kitchen. Since the relatively recent introduction of kombucha onto North American supermarket shelves, this healthy sparkling beverage has exploded in popularity. But can it be brewed at home, with the same tasty, healthy results? With this straightforward, accessible, and highly visual how-to guide, author Andrea Potter does away with specialist jargon and expensive...

From the upcoming TV Series, The Perfect Cup, comes... THE PERFECT CUP: TEA Guide Join Kailin Gow, host of The Perfect Cup travel and food show as she explores the world of Tea. Coming from a tea plantation family, Kailin Gow gives the rundown of the different types of teas, origins of the teas, and the transformative and sometimes super healing abilities of tea, which have made this drink the most popular drink throughout time, besides water. The...

Learn to master the proportions of a classic Martini or effortlessly put the finishing touches on a Moscow Mule with this essential guide to making classic cocktails. With the guidance of master mixologist Nick Mautone, anyone can learn to create these classic cocktails at home. With recipes taken from Raising the Bar (Artisan, 2004), this jam-packed cocktail handbook will teach readers liquor fundamentals, basic mixing techniques, how to prep certain...

In Boba, the founders of MILK+T show you how to make classic, fun, and refreshing bubble teas at home, using all-natural ingredients. No matter if you call it boba or bubble tea, this addictive drink that originated in Taiwan in the 1980s has taken the world by storm, with shops popping up on every corner and lines out all their doors. Boba covers all the basics, from brewing tea and making homemade tapioca balls (aka boba) to handcrafting sweeteners,...

The Canadian brewing industry predates Confederation by two hundred years; Canada boasts the oldest, continuously operating brewery in North America. Canadian brewers have survived the persecution of the Temperance Movement and Prohibition, the Great Depression, two World Wars and the challenge of Free Trade. Today, brewing in Canada is a 10 billion dollar business whose one constant is change. From its colonial past to the microbrewery renaissance,...

Featuring recipes and stories from 31 restaurants that put Brooklyn on the culinary map, The New Brooklyn Cookbook by Melissa Vaughan and Brendan Vaughan is a gorgeous compendium of greatest hits from the bold, exciting new restaurants of Brooklyn.

The world's most iconic spirit is getting a face lift with 60 delightfully rowdy refreshments to turn any cocktail enthusiast into a vodka bon vivant. As one of the most versatile liquors on the market, vodka presents endless opportunities for crowd-pleasing punches, fruity shots, and refreshing cocktails. This seventh addition to the stunning Made Me Do It series, Vodka Made Me Do It is jam-packed with 60 innovative cocktail recipes and brimming...

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In a world brimming with hurried mornings and bustling schedules, there exists a humble beverage that transcends mere functionality-it's a ritual, a culture, an art, and a science all in one. Welcome to "The Art and Business of Coffee: From Bean to Cup," a journey that delves into the captivating realm of coffee, where tradition and innovation intertwine to create an experience that spans continents and generations.Coffee is more than a beverage;...

Once little more than party fuel, tequila has graduated to the status of fine sipping spirit. How the Gringos Stole Tequila traces the spirit's evolution in America from frat-house firewater to luxury good. But there's more to the story than tequila as upmarket drinking trend. Author Chantal Martineau spent several years immersing herself in the world of tequila -- traveling to visit distillers and agave farmers in Mexico, meeting and tasting with...