Random House New Releases - Cooking - Coffee & Tea - Between May 21, 2012 and June 20, 2013.

Tea Party by Christie Matheson

2013-03-20T00:30:00-05:00

Tea Party 20 Themed Tea Parties with Recipes for Every Occasion, from Fabulous Showers to
Written by Tracy Stern and Christie Matheson

Enjoy life. Drink tea. Celebrate often.
Tracy Stern is passionate about tea. She has created wildly popular lines of teas and tea-based beauty products and has hosted hundreds of stylish tea parties to celebrate all sorts of occasions. She has introduced a new generation to the pleasures of tea without any of its traditional stuffiness. In Tea Party, she encourages everyone to make their next gathering that much more special by incorporating tea into the menu.

Starting with tips on choosing and brewing teas–from white and green teas to herbal rooibos and different black teas–Tea Party then shares more than seventy-five recipes, both savory and sweet, as part of twenty themed tea parties. Stern features classic tea accompaniments such as Scones with Clotted Cream and Cucumber-Mint Tea Sandwiches as well as novel recipes that use flavorful and healthful tea as an ingredient, including Homemade Potato Fries with Ceylon Tea Salt and Tea-Scented Chocolate Truffles. Above all, the focus is on fun, not fuss.

The party suggestions are perfect for afternoons with friends, bridal and baby showers, cocktail and dinner parties, picnics, and brunches. A Mad Hatter’s Tea Party–for a birthday or an unbirthday–will delight kids and adults alike with tea sandwiches made with edible flowers followed by Eat Me! Cupcakes. Chai Breakfast Tea reveals a fantastic recipe for the sweetly spiced irresistible drink along with recipes for chai-scented pancakes and candied almonds. Ideas and inspirations abound for fabulous, easy, and affordable invitations, decorations, table settings, and charming party favors that tie into each party’s theme.

Featuring beautiful color photography throughout, Tea Party is a hip, up-to-date slant on a beloved tradition, inspiring everyone to drink a little more tea, celebrate a little more often, and enjoy life a whole lot more.

From the Hardcover edition.

Hot Drinks by Marshall Gordon

2013-03-06T00:30:00-05:00

Hot Drinks Cider, Coffee, Tea, Hot Chocolate, Spiced Punch, Spirits
Written by Mary Lou Heiss and Robert J. Heiss
Photographed by Marshall Gordon

When summer days give way to autumn crispness and the first snows of winter, falling temperatures send you searching for thick sweaters and woolly hats. But nothing warms you down to the soul like a steaming mug of hot chocolate or spicy mulled cider. HOT DRINKS presents fifty recipes for delicious coffees, teas, chocolates, ciders, punches, and cocktails to sip in front of a crackling fire or heat up holiday get-togethers. You'll find a toasty pick-me-up for every frosty occasion, including classics like Hot Buttered Rum, Cafe con Leche, and Moroccan Mint Tea, as well as new twists on old favorites like Snowflake Vanilla White Chocolate, Hot Wasabi Red Snapper, and West Indies Pineapple Cup. Easy to mix and full of rich flavor, these cold-weather warmers are guaranteed to chase away the winter chills.

A festive collection of 50 hot drink recipes for fall and winter holiday entertaining.
Features more than 30 full-color photographs.
Includes alcoholic and nonalcoholic drinks.

Mocha by Leo Gong

2013-02-13T00:30:00-05:00

Mocha
Written by Michael Turback
Photographed by Leo Gong

Coffee and chocolate combined have a complementary effect, which means drinking a mocha wakes you up and puts you in a good mood.High-quality chocolate, strong coffee, and a big mug--basic tools of the trade for Mocha, the sophisticated follow-up to Michael Turback's best-selling Hot Chocolate. Presented in a compact yet luxurious collection, Mocha offers nearly sixty recipes featuring the companionable ingredients of chocolate and coffee. Ranging from cozy cocoa concoctions to caffeinated couture combinations, recipes include hot drinks (the Triple Chocolate Maple Passion hails from Toronto, where they know how to heat things up); cold, refreshing classics (the Black-and-White Espresso Milkshake is almost a meal); creative cocktails (Chocolate-Espresso Martini, anyone?); and outrageous desserts (the Mocha-Java Cheesecake is the richest and smoothest cheesecake ever). Recipe contributors include notable chocolatiers, popular coffee purveyors, preeminent restaurant chefs, and a competitive cadre of coffeehouse baristas.

From the Trade Paperback edition.

The Blue Bottle Craft of Coffee by Tara Duggan

2012-10-09T00:30:00-05:00

The Blue Bottle Craft of Coffee Growing, Roasting, and Drinking, with Recipes
Written by James Freeman, Caitlin Freeman and Tara Duggan

One of the country's most celebrated roasters explains how to choose, brew, and enjoy the new breed of artisan coffees at home, along with 40 inventive recipes that incorporate coffee or taste good with a cup.

Coffee is experiencing a renaissance and Blue Bottle Coffee Company has quickly become one of America’s most celebrated roasters. Famous for its complex and flavorful coffees, Blue Bottle delights its devoted patrons with exquisite pour-overs, delicious espressi, and specialized brewing methods.

Yet as coffee production becomes more sophisticated with specialized extraction techniques and Japanese coffee gadgets, the new artisan coffees can seem out of reach. The Blue Bottle Craft of Coffee explains this newworld from farm to cup, exploring the bounty of beans available and the intricate steps that go into sourcing raw coffee from around the globe. Blue Bottle founder James Freeman coaches you through brewing the perfect cup ofcoffee, using methods as diverse as French press, nel drip, siphon, and more to produce the best flavor.

For coffee lovers who want to roll up their sleeves and go deeper, Freeman explains step by step how to roast beans at home using standard kitchen tools—just like he did when starting out. The Blue Bottle Craft of Coffee also introduces a home technique for cupping, the industry method of tasting coffees for quality control, so you can hone your taste and share your meticulously roasted coffee with friends.

Rounding out the book are more than thirty inventive recipes from Blue Bottle pastry chef and former Miette bakery owner Caitlin Freeman thatincorporate coffee or just taste particularly good with coffee, such as Saffron Vanilla Snickerdoodles, Stout Coffee Cake with Pecan-Caraway Streusel, Affogato with Smoky Almond Ice Cream, Coffee Panna Cotta, and more.

With more than one hundred stunning photographs showing coffee’s journey from just-harvested cherry to perfect drink, this distinctive and deep guide to the new breed of amazing coffees from one of the top artisan coffee makers will change the way you think about—and drink—coffee.

The Blue Bottle Craft of Coffee by Tara Duggan

2012-10-09T00:30:00-05:00

The Blue Bottle Craft of Coffee Growing, Roasting, and Drinking, with Recipes
Written by James Freeman, Caitlin Freeman and Tara Duggan

Random House New Releases - Cooking - Coffee & Tea - Between May 21, 2012 and June 20, 2013.

Tea Party by Christie Matheson

Tea Party 20 Themed Tea Parties with Recipes for Every Occasion, from Fabulous Showers toWritten by Tracy Stern and Christie Matheson

Hot Drinks by Marshall Gordon

Hot Drinks Cider, Coffee, Tea, Hot Chocolate, Spiced Punch, SpiritsWritten by Mary Lou Heiss and Robert J. Heiss Photographed by Marshall Gordon

Mocha by Leo Gong

Mocha Written by Michael Turback Photographed by Leo Gong

The Blue Bottle Craft of Coffee by Tara Duggan

The Blue Bottle Craft of Coffee Growing, Roasting, and Drinking, with RecipesWritten by James Freeman, Caitlin Freeman and Tara Duggan

The Blue Bottle Craft of Coffee by Tara Duggan

The Blue Bottle Craft of Coffee Growing, Roasting, and Drinking, with RecipesWritten by James Freeman, Caitlin Freeman and Tara Duggan

Tea Party 20 Themed Tea Parties with Recipes for Every Occasion, from Fabulous Showers to
Written by Tracy Stern and Christie Matheson

Hot Drinks Cider, Coffee, Tea, Hot Chocolate, Spiced Punch, Spirits
Written by Mary Lou Heiss and Robert J. Heiss
Photographed by Marshall Gordon

Mocha
Written by Michael Turback
Photographed by Leo Gong

The Blue Bottle Craft of Coffee Growing, Roasting, and Drinking, with Recipes
Written by James Freeman, Caitlin Freeman and Tara Duggan

The Blue Bottle Craft of Coffee Growing, Roasting, and Drinking, with Recipes
Written by James Freeman, Caitlin Freeman and Tara Duggan