A celebration of ultra-conviviality of tapas, cocktails and Spanish foods & wines.

Create a sophisticated and chic Spanish tapas bar in your own living room. Dazzle guests with delectable dishes like paella, salpicon or croqueta de arroz con jamon y yerbas, which in English means rice balls with ham and herbs. It sounds better in Spanish but tastes marvelous no matter what your language.

César Recipes From a Tapas Bar is more than a cookbook. It successfully captures the colorful charm and spirit of its namesake, the renowned César tapas bar in Berkeley, California. César was opened in 1998 by three alumns of the internationally acclaimed and next door neighbor Chez Panisse. With its warm vibe and reputation for top-notch cuisine, César quickly developed a devoted following and has become a Bay Area favorite among patrons and critics alike.

Restaurateur Olivier Said teamed up with Spanish-foods expert James Mellgren and chef Maggie Pond to share with you over one hundred spirits and tapas recipes directly from the kitchen at César.

With this delightful and insightful book, you can impress your friends with your knowledge of traditional Spanish sherry or serve up some enticing cumin fried chicken or mussels escabeche and let the dishes speak for themselves. And don’t forget dessert! Spoil yourself and your guests with traditional Spanish desserts like bread pudding with orange caramel sauce or churros with bittersweet chocolate sauce.

Hard cover, 224 pages, full color, with over 100 original cocktail and tapas recipes. www.barcesar.com

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