Everyday Dining with Wine

by Andrea Immer

Andrea Immer has one of the world's best, and least pretentious, wine palates. In her debut cookbook she proves that her taste in food is just as finely honed and down-to-earth. Presenting 125 recipes that pair magnificently with wine, she shows how to bring these great flavor combinations to the dinner table—with minimum fuss and at minimal cost. Her food and wine matches are guaranteed to make even weeknight meals special occasions.

Wine enthusiasts and epicures alike could not be in better World-renowned Master Sommelier Andrea Immer is also a graduate of the French Culinary Insitute, where she refined her already formidable cooking skills and understanding of food flavors, and where today she is dean of wine studies. In her new book, she solves that most vexing dinner dilemma—which wines to serve with what foods.

Drawing on her sophisticated understanding of tastes, she offers up internationally inspired delicacies like Cumin-crusted Lamb; Fettucine with Proscuitto, Sage, and Mushrooms; or Tarte Tatin with Bourbon and Vanilla. She also offers down-home dishes like Fast-Track Baby Back Ribs, Turkey Quesadillas with Sesame Sweet Potato–Mole Sauce, or Cheese Grits with Shrimp and Chorizo. Everyday Dining with Wine is filled with recipes emphasizing a robust harmony of flavors for every course from soup to dessert.

Andrea believes that wine should be a part of everyday dining—for both pleasure and health. With this book in hand, you can choose a recipe and then find the wine that complements it best, or start with a special bottle and discover its perfect food partner. Here, too, are Andrea’s answers to such common and perplexing questions as “Where should I store my wine?”; “Once I open a bottle, how long will it be good?”; “Does the shape and quality of glassware matter?”

Wine and food belong together, whether for a weeknight meal or a dinner party. With Everyday Dining with Wine there is no guesswork involved in making any meal a cause for celebration.

Genres: Cookbooks, Food and Wine

320 pages, Hardcover

First published October 26, 2004

About the author

Wine writer also published as 'Andrea Immer Robinson' and 'Andrea Robinson'.
Andrea Immer Robinson
Andrea Robinson

Reviews

[Dana · Rating 4 out of 5]

Andrea Immer is one of my favorite wine writers. She seems so down to earth and normal. She is easy to read and I have learned so much from her books about wine (love the flavor map teaching tool!). This book has some really interesting wine pairing ideas that I never would have thought of. Most of the food recipes seem pretty easy with a low number of ingredients which was surprising as I would call her taste in food much more sophisticated than mine. She takes what I would consider somewhat gourmet type recipes and treats them like everyday food. There are a few involved recipes but overall most of her recipes seem very doable for the everyday home cook. Lots of healthy cooking in this book too. I also like how she gave inexpensive everyday wine recommendations and a once a month splurge wine recommendation for each recipe. I would recommend this book to anyone who is interested in learning about wine and food pairing.

[Cynthia · Rating 5 out of 5]

This will make you like vegetables. Honest.

[Carrie · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you like wine and you like to cook you must get this book. Andrea teaches you the basics of creating a wine-friendly pantry. The recipes go from super simple to very impressive (though still easy).

[Liquidlasagna · Rating 5 out of 5]

Matching a meal with that perfect wine can elevate an everyday dinner to a four-star experience. Not many can break down the complex language and intricate details of wine. Andrea has, once again, succeeded in doing so, with elegance, style, and grace. Whether a novice or expert, you will no doubt learn a great deal from this magnificent tome filled with vast knowledge of wine and food and apply it to your daily chow.
Mario Batali

Andrea Immer is a double-barreled force. She is the perfect author to guide us through the steps of preparing a delicious home cooked meal paired (of course) with just the right bottle of wine.
Bobby Flay

[Claire · Rating 5 out of 5]

So far, so good! I just received this book from Amazon yesterday, & I only had time to read the foreword & browse a bit. I'm already impressed! Andrea Immer Robinson knows her vino, & her food! I may have to start cooking a bit & working on my vegephobia.

[Jenn · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book has some great recipes, and I love that the recipes are organized by the type of wine with which they would pair well.

[Ig-88 · Rating 3 out of 5]

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