About this item
This lively cookbook celebrates Brooklyn's happening bar culture - from the mixologists who craft classic and original cocktails to the talented chefs who create delicious dishes made with fresh-from-the-market ingredients to accompany the drinks. Brooklyn Bar Bites covers the offerings of the current crop of popular neighborhood bars, cocktail lounges, and restaurants. A variety of classic and inventive cocktails from Brooklyn's best bartenders - from a Classic Old Fashioned to a Kimchi Bloody Mary - are showcased. The accompanying dishes range from simple bar snacks, sandwiches, and crostini to small plates. Recipes include Grilled Scallop Ceviche, Ricotta Crostini, and Southern-Style Crispy Pimento Cheese. This entertaining cookbook is also filled with anecdotes about the eateries and their locales.
About the Author
Barbara Scott-Goodman is an author, art director, and designer of cookbooks for many publishers. Her most recent book is Wine Time ((Chronicle Books, 2021) . Other books include Cake (Penguin Press, 2018) , a collaboration with writer and illustrator Maira Kalman, Delicious Dessert Cocktails (Bluestreak Books, 2018) , Brooklyn Bar Bites (Rizzoli, 2016) , Happy Hour at Home (Running Press, 2013) , and Wine Bites (Chronicle Books, 2011) .Her work has been featured in publications in print and online including Food & Wine, Bon Appetit, Saveur, Publishers Weekly, Food52, and Sweet Paul.Her books always emphasize the importance of warm and intimate gatherings and eating, drinking, and living well in this era of non-ostentatious, casual entertaining.
