This was bought as a joke for a friend after a battle of spirits over the uses of alcohol in cooking (and medicine, well...) but it turned out to be much more. Inventive and interesting recipes, lovely pictures, my friend was delighted and so were we when he organised a superb vodka dinner in retaliation. Everybody had a close look at the book that evening and a few more copies were bought.We have now also been through several experiments using tequila, whisky or cognac in some of the recipes and the results have been great (May I add that they have been enjoyed by both drinkers and teetotallers, the aim of the game is not to overpower the dish with booze, the dosage is well thought out in each recipe, respecting it or not is your choice of course).
Much more than an advertising front for Smirnoff as I first thought, this book offers a lot of great ideas and tasty recipes, it is very pleasant to flick through and opens the door to much more, should you wish to experiment further. Definitely a good buy !