Cooking and Eating with Beer: 50 Chefs, Brewmasters and Restauranteurs Talk About Beer and Food (Paperback)

Beer is at last taking its place at both the dinner table and in the kitchen alongside its more sophisticated cousin, wine. Micro–breweries are springing up across the country, and beer gourmets are hailing the diversity of the beer palate, from lager to ale and bitter to stout. Cooking & Eating with Beer features 100 easy recipes for cooking with beer from some of the top restaurants in North America. Professional chefs, restaurateurs, and brew masters talk about their appreciation of this popular beverage and demonstrate how they′ve tapped into the unique taste and character of beer and used it as an essential ingredient in their cuisine. They also share their ideas on pairing types of beers with favorite dishes.

• 100 recipes from top restaurants, plus regional and ethnic recipes
• 30 illustrations, plus charts showing the best pairings of beer styles and foods for meals out and menus at home
• Offer tips on planning menus for beer tastings

PETER LAFRANCE (Brooklyn, New York) is a journalist who covers the beer, wine, and spirits industry. Formerly senior editor of Beverage Media, LaFrance is the author of Beer Basics, and works as a consultant on purchasing, handling, and serving beer.

"An intelligent guide to a greater appreciation and enjoyment of beer."—BREW Magazine.

"Cooking and Eating with Beer . . . Finally, a reason to cook dinner."—Men′s Health.

"This book can definitely help expand your horizons of beer appreciation."—Ale Street News.

"An irresistible wealth of practical advice and ideas to inspire new levels of culinary creativity."—The International Cookbook Review.

Beer goes with everything on the menu. From the most delicate hors d′oeuvre to the richest dessert, every dish can find a perfect match in the versatile and dramatic range of beers available today. This exciting guide tells everything you need to know about pairing the right beer with the right food, using beer to enhance your cooking, and more. Includes 75 recipes.

Peter LaFrance (Brooklyn, NY) is a journalist covering the beer, wine, and spirits industry. Formerly senior editor of Beverage Media, LaFrance is also the author of Beer Basics.

"An intelligent guide to a greater appreciation and enjoyment of beer."—Brew magazine

"This book can definitely help expand your horizons of beer appreciation."—Ale Street News

"Cooking and Eating with Beer stands out as the first to highlight basic cooking fundamentals and apply them to beer."—All About Beer magazine

"Fills a gap in the [wine and beer] literature by compiling recipes from experts in brewing and cooking."—Library Journal

"Its real value to readers may lie in the trove of recipes from notable restaurants all using specific beers as ingredients."—Chili Pepper magazine

"An irresistible wealth of practical advice and ideas to inspire new levels of culinary creativity."—The International Cookbook Review

This must–have guide tells you everything you need to know about enjoying, cooking, and combining beers with food to create outstanding meals. The renowned author of Beer Basics brings you more than 100 mouth–watering recipes from the most exclusive restaurants in the United States, along with anecdotes and explanations of how professional chefs appreciate and use beer with their cuisines. Whether you are planning a menu for beer tastings, trying out a new recipe, or simply want to know the best pairings of beer styles and food, Cooking and Eating with Beer has it all.