Art of The Garnish

by Leeann Lavin

Take your cocktails to the next level with dozens of creative garnishes, from herbs to candy to fun decorative embellishments!

After mixing the perfect drink, why not present your masterpiece with the best garnish to showcase your creation? Put the literal cherry on top, and enhance everyone’s appreciation for the delicious flavors you’ve crafted in your cocktail. Dozens of innovative, elegant, and sometimes unexpected garnishes are paired with corresponding cocktail recipes in this definitive collection of recipes, ideas, and inspirations. Tips for the ideal glassware and ice for each cocktail, as well as entertaining ideas are also peppered throughout, along with the best food pairings for your cocktails. You’ll even discover the fascinating stories behind the most classic garnishes, so you’ll never be without an interesting cocktail party anecdote to share! Finishing Touches is the perfect addition to your cocktail book collection.

Genres: Cookbooks

256 pages, Hardcover

First published November 22, 2019

About the author

Leeann is a consummate storyteller. She is completely smitten by Nature: especially gardens and homegrown farm-to-table and garden-to-glass food and drink. With an eye for beauty, Leeann is an ardent lifestyle enthusiast ~ hosting cocktail parties & dinners with enchanting table decor to delight her guests; she creates food and drink recipes with passion using local, seasonal ingredients - making sure to always add the best ingredient: love.
Leeann is the author and designer for The Art of The Garnish; she is the author of the successful, groundbreaking foodoir: The Hamptons & Long Island Homegrown Cookbook; contributed to Savoring Gotham. She is a horticulturist & garden designer & founder of her firm, Duchess Designs; a food and garden thought-leader and frequent guest speaker.

Reviews

[Leeann Lavin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Folks write and tell me how much The Art of the Garnish has elevated their happy hour. In every season. I'm a horticulturist & garden designer so I'm (naturally) inspired by the plants that not only are the basis or essence of the spirits we imbibe, but also the garden-to-glass garnishes that allow us to "drink with our eyes first." I also love to embellish the cocktail with jewelry, spices, herbs, nuts, meat, candy or whimsy, including edible glitter, & puffs of cotton candy. The Art of the Garnish book features scads of cocktails, their Finishing Touches, and pages of illustrated how-tos on ways to create stylish fruit or vegetables & the tools to help you make entertaining special. Glamorous garnishes are the cocktail's protagonist, lending drama & intrigue to the narrative. The artisanal cocktail culture, its history, and lore, makes for intriguing cocktail conversations. I do hope you enjoy my book. Cheers to you!