Awhimsically illustratedbook of delightfullybold and playfulwine pairingsfrom Grub Street columnistVanessa Price.
Vanessa Price is a sommelier, restaurateur, wine
educator, and writer for New York magazine, as well as the founder
and creative director of the Vinum Collective.
Adam Laukhuf is the former editor in chief of the National
and a veteran of Vanity Fair, Details, and the New York Observer,
where he was executive editor.
“If you’ve ever wondered what wine to pair with some of your
favorite foods, like, say, Cheez-Its (I certainly have), check out
Big Macs & Burgundy. The book explores all different kinds of
combinations, including breakfast pairings like avocado toast and
Rueda Verdejo, pairings for entertaining like shrimp cocktail &
Valdeorras Godello, and even some pairings with popular Trader
Joe's items."
*Food & Wine*
"Don't feel like washing down a PB&J with a glass of milk? How
about a sparkling red.... Price's book, Big Macs & Burgundy, isn't
just the ultimate wine list, it's a guide for what to pair with
practically any food or snack you can think of, and the science
behind it.... To Vanessa Price, it isn't a happy meal without a
glass of wine."
*CBS This Morning*
“All I can say is bless Vanessa Price, because in every wine class
or pairing dinner I’ve sat through, the information so earnestly
imparted by sommeliers and experts has gone in one ear and out the
other, but this? She had me at the rapture of crunching into a poof
of fake cheese followed by the crisp acidity of Sancerre (followed
by another Cheeto).”
*TODAY.com*
“In Big Macs & Burgundy: Wine Pairings for the Real World, [Vanessa
Price] expands on her popular column for New York Magazine’s Grub
Street blog. Among Price’s other supremely helpful fashion
analogies: A Mendoza malbec, like an old pair of Levi’s, is equal
to any occasion and consistently good, even at the value tier;
Italian Barolos are akin to tailored blazers—pricey yet
foundational for adults; and vintage port is equivalent to a piece
of prized leather, which becomes more nuanced with age.”
*Saveur*
She's uncorking the secrets of pairing a glass of wine with your
favorite foods.
*The TODAY Show*
“Big Macs & Burgundy: Wine Pairings for the Real World, can
transform you into an expert at pairing wine with just about
anything, from pizza and Lucky Charms to pad thai and Popeye’s…
Refreshingly funny and written in language anyone can understand,
it just might just be the only wine pairing book you’ll ever
need.”
*Maxim*
A must-read book...Big Macs & Burgundy is a smart, useful guide to
drinking the world's great wine, whether you're pairing it with
foie gras or Fritos. The authors delve into how our favorite
guilty-pleasure foods can unlock the best in fine wine, and share
moments from Price's meteoric rise in the wine world—as well as a
few pairing suggestions you'll definitely want to break out at your
next dinner party.
*Town & Country*
“Vanessa Price’s writing is personal, engaging, and refreshingly
unpretentious, distilling complex ideas into easily accessible
language. This book may be arranged around food and wine pairings,
yet with its impressive scope and breadth, it also serves as an
excellent introduction to understanding wine in general. I’d
recommend it to anyone looking to learn more about the world of
wine.”
*author of ChampagneGuide.net and the James Beard Foundation
Award-winning book Champagne*
“This book is just so fun and truly what the wine world needs.
Vanessa plays matchmaker to great effect here, and not just in
terms of what to pair with Cardi B’s Cheddar Bar-B-Que Chips,
mozzarella sticks, or, my favorite, Sour Patch Kids. In disarming
fashion, she demystifies and breaks down the what’s-what in wine so
as to leave you knowing that wine is not to be feared, but is,
instead, your friend. Original, fun, smart, and empowering—it’s
perfect.”
*winemaker and author of The Essential Scratch & Sniff Guide to
Becoming a Wine Expert*
“Big Macs & Burgundy is a joyous, life-affirming read. The food and
wine descriptions are brilliant and often hilarious, and Vanessa
Price is a warm, engaging guide. And her best trick? Doing what all
the best teachers do: making you learn without realizing it.”
*master of wine and author of Beyond Flavour*
“How fitting that a book about unexpected pairings is an unexpected
pairing itself — Big Macs & Burgundy is a delightful mix of
personal storytelling, irresistible images and wine-world
demystifying, ranging from etymology to geography. Thanks to
Vanessa Price and Adam Laukhuf, I will never forget which wine
pairs best with M&Ms. If we’re all lucky enough to return to
movie theatres, I’m gonna need a bigger tote bag.”
*essayist and novelist*
“An informative, hilarious romp through the wine world for newbie
enthusiasts to seasoned connoisseurs and every food and wine lover
in between.”
*Modern Mississauga Magazine*
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