Holiday Gift Guide: Books & Cookbooks
Signed Books, Favorite Independent Bookstores, Cocktails, Cookbooks, Pop Culture...
This week on LAST CALL we’ll have you covered with Holiday Gift Guides focusing on Holiday Advent Calendars, Food & Provisions, Drinks & Spirits, The Spirit of Italy, and Stocking Stuffers. Today’s Holiday Gift Guide is devoted to Books & Cookbooks. This is a super-sized dispatch and will likely be truncated in your email, so be sure to click the “View Entire Message” link to expand.
Today’s LAST CALL Holiday Gift Guide is available to all readers thanks to the generous support of Le Moné.
The iconic Spritz might seem synonymous with, and symbolic of, the bright and sunny days of summer, but with a few seasonal modifications it can easily be dressed up for the holidays.
Now is the perfect time to pick up a bottle of Le Moné, the all-natural, award-winning, wine-based Meyer Lemon Apéritif, and its snappy acidity and light sweetness—with aromatic notes of Meyer lemon, Persian lime, and Italian bergamot—make it the ideal inspiration for a lighter, livelier, low-alcohol spritz for any holiday gathering.
Whether you’re stocking up for entertaining at home or are planning to gift a bottle or two, Le Moné is making it easier to “Bring the Sunshine” with their Holiday Special where you can Save $20 on any bottle bundle plus free shipping.
Le Moné Spiced Spritz
The Le Moné Spiced Spritz leans into the vibrant citrus season vibes winter brings with Le Moné Meyer Lemon Apéritif taking center stage. But the seasonal accents of aromatic maple bitters and a crisp-tart dry sparkling cider make this Spritz at home throughout the holiday season.
Makes 1 Drink
3 ounces Le Moné Meyer Lemon Apéritif
Maple Bitters
Dry Sparkling Cider
Garnish: lemon slice, rosemary sprig
Pour Le Moné over ice in a spritz glass. Add a few dashes of Maple Bitters. Top with Dry Sparkling Cider and garnish with a lemon slice and rosemary sprig.
Holiday Gift Guide: Books & Cookbooks
Signed BTP Books!
If you’re looking for a signed copy of any of my own books (Bitters, Amaro, Last Call, Distillery Cats) for yourself or a holiday gift, I’ve got you covered. At this time books can only be shipped within the contiguous United States. Books are shipped via USPS Media Mail ($6.00 shipping and handling per book). Email me for more details.
You can also pick up or order signed copies from Book Larder in Seattle (Amaro, Last Call) or Omnivore Books on Food in San Francisco (Bitters, Distillery Cats).
Some of My Favorite Independent Bookstores
The Strand (New York, New York)
Kitchen Arts & Letters (New York, New York)
McNally Jackson Books (New York, New York)
Rizzoli Bookstore (New York, New York)
Archestratus (Brooklyn, New York)
Greenlight Bookstore (Brooklyn, New York)
Books Are Magic (Brooklyn, New York)
Lizzyoung Bookseller (Newport, Rhode Island)
Square Books (Oxford, Mississippi)
Parnassus Books (Memphis, Tennessee)
Book Larder (Seattle, Washington)
Elliott Bay Book Company (Seattle, Washington)
Phinney Books (Seattle, Washington)
Powell’s Books (Portland, Oregon)
Omnivore Books on Food (San Francisco, California)
Now Serving (Los Angeles, California)
The Bartender’s Pantry: A Beverage Handbook for the Universal Bar
In The Bartender’s Pantry: A Beverage Handbook for the Universal Bar, the latest essential bar book from Jim Meehan (written with Emma Janzen and designed and illustrated by Bart Sasso) you’ll find a wide selection of beautifully photographed drink recipes, but the primary focus is on the many nonalcoholic components of cocktails (fruit, nuts, vegetables, sugar and syrups, spice, herbs, soda, mineral water, coffee, etc) elucidated with helpful insights from experts in each of these respective categories. This weighty flexibound handbook, featuring 100 recipes, is an essential reference for professional bartenders and cocktail enthusiasts alike.