Cocktail Parties With a Twist: Drink + Food + Style (Hardcover)

by Alexandra Angle (Author), Eliot Angle (Author), Ericka McConnell (Photographer)

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Product Description
The proprietors of Aqua Vitae, dubbed "LA's sexiest cocktail caterers" by Los Angeles Magazine, present the ultimate guide to throwing memorable parties the host will enjoy as much as their guests. This inspirational guide presents 14 themed gatherings paired with winning recipes for cocktails and hors d'oeuvres-all captured in stylish color photography. 90 recipes, over 100 color photographs.

About the Author
Alexandra and Eliot Angle are the founders of Los Angeles' Aqua Vitae, an event catering company and interior design service, known for its fresh style, that designs elegant soirees for distinguished clients. Ericka McConnell's photographs have appeared in Oprah, Health, Bon Appetit, House & Garden, Martha Stewart Living, and Travel & Leisure, and are featured in STC's Rebecca Cole: Tulip Obsessed products, and Yoga Within. She lives in New York.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 160 pages
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams (November 5, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1584792108
• ISBN-13: 978-1584792109
• Product Dimensions: 10.5 x 9.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #982,226 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Fresh Take on the Cocktail Party, November 27, 2002

By A Customer

This book is a breath of fresh air in the sometimes overly fussy genre of entertaining books. The parties all have a fabulous air of fantasy about them, but the authors really show you how you can get the same feel. My favorite is the Impossibly Small Apartment party, which shows how a less-than-perfect pad can be transformed into a cool spot for a glamorous get-together.

Actually, the best part is the original cocktail recipes, which are sophisticated and delicious. Too many cocktail books are just encyclopedias of drinks, many of which are awful. The authors have done a great job of presenting excellent classic recipes, and their original recipes are killer!

Overall, this is a younger, hipper version of Colin Cowie or Martha. This book is a must-have for bartenders or aspiring mixologists, and would be a perfect present for a young person starting out in party-giving (maybe for a 21st b-day) or for anyone who's get-togethers could use an infusion of fun, funky ideas.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Fizzer, November 19, 2004

By	Zentra (USA) - See all my reviews

Why did I buy it? Looked good, sounded good. Lived up to it's promise? Too many group shots of chatty singles in salubrious discussion. Would have been nice to have seen more shots of the food. In the end, the recipies themselves proved to be a little more of the same. Unimaginative, hardly unique.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book is excellent, November 21, 2002

By	Tom Watson (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews

A friend of mine got me this book because I am having a Christmas party, and the book is awesome. Being a single guy, most of my parties consist of your basic beer, wine, vodka and tequila. Nothing wrong with that, of course, but this book has really fantastic drink recipes - speakeasy-type drinks from the Prohibition era and other cool cocktails. It also teaches you how to mix excellent drinks and about different kinds of alcohol, etc.., as well as how to make many different kinds of party food. I highly recommend it. It's laid out like a coffee table book, with very cool pictures (including several good looking girls, which is a bonus, at least for me). I am about to buy it for some friends and wanted to stop off and give it a good review. Check it out!