Books and Booze Club

Hi all:

So hopefully those of you who have chosen to join in enjoyed November's reading.  Marco Pierre White lives with such an incredible intensity -- one that I can find inspiring (in a very romanticized way) but ultimately find very disturbing.  I do, however, love his drive for perfection...more than perfection.  His is really a drive to create the dining experience.  Pierre White understands that a dining experience should function like a well choreographed dance, replete with the appropriate setting.  It should allow the guest a suspension of disbelief and a reprieve from the ordinary.

I want to suggest a drink for each book we read.  For this one, I feel compelled to suggest espresso.  We all have our preferred method of caffeine induction and generally the process through which that induction occurs borders on ritualistic.  I will, therefore, not suggest the form that this espresso ingestion takes place, beyond saying that a single shot of dark roasted, Italian style espresso (rich, slightly acidic, balanced with some richer chocolate notes) finished with a lemon twist and downed in two or three sips, seems appropriate.

For our December reading, I want to suggest The Gastronomical Me, by MFK Fischer -- a beautiful collection of essays on learning to cook, to eat, to live and to love well.  Given that Mary Frances liked to drink, and drink well (some said, like a man), expect a cocktail recipe or two for this month.

Happy Reading and Drinking,

Mikha

Cocktail Testing

Hi all:

Over the next few months I will be testing cocktail and food recipes.  If you would like to participate in these tests, and give your feedback, I would be very excited to host you.  The first will be held in the new year, after I return from New York.  Keep your eyes and ears open for upcoming events, and pass along this blog to all and sun dry.  The more palates the better!

Hugs,

Mikha

Books and Booze Club

Dear 2Sisters Family:

I have begun a blog for my forthcoming venture: 2Sisters Bar and Books.  In the months and years to come this blog will keep you up-to-date with the events and happenings around my lil' bar.  One of those regular events is the 2Sisters Books and Booze Club.  Each month a book will be chosen (or nominated) based on its relationship to the world of food and drink.  In the future I intend to host a once per month gathering at the bar itself to drink and discuss our readings, though this blog will continue to act as an on-line forum for discussion.  For now, we will have to cozy up at home with our booze of choice and our book of the month.

This month (November 2010) I have selected Devil in the Kitchen, by Marco Pierre White.  A good friend lent it to me and I devoured it in three days.  It is polarizing, dramatic and sure inspire conversation.  So grab a drink and hunker down.  I'll 'see' you in December!

With affection,

Mikha