COOKTAIL, TAPAS AND COCKTAILS BY MARIO SANDOVAL AND MIGUEL PÉREZ
Montagud Editores presents 40 edible creations paired with 40 drinkable ones. Thirteen of Spain's leading bartenders have collaborated in the making of this book.
Tapas are part of Spain's gastronomic culture and offer a creative outlet that enables chefs to make full use of their talents. Cocktails continue to go from strength to strength: creativity and innovation are the order of the day. The pairing of the two opens up a new experience and a whole range of possibilities which are limited only by the imagination of the chef and of the bartender.
Cooktail lends full credibility to this premise. This book, published by Montagud Editores, presents 40 tapas created by chef Mario Sandoval (winner of the Spanish National Gastronomy Award) and 40 cocktails bearing the unmistakeable signatures of bartender, consultant and instructor Miguel Pérez and thirteen of Spain's leading mixologists. They are Carlos Moreno (StreetXo), Miguel Ángel Jiménez (Platea Madrid), Natalia García (Boca Chica), Yanaida Prado (Milano Cocktail-Bar), Mario Villalón (El Padre), Alberto Pizzaro (Bobby Gin), Ramón Parra (Innside by Melià Hotels), Giuseppe Baldi (The Banker’s Bar at the Mandarin Oriental Barcelona), Manu Iturregui (Residence), Adrian Sehob (Punk Bach), Juan Valls (El Niño Perdido Cocktail Bar), Tatiana Pertegato (Boca) and Jordi Baqués (Mutis).
Throughout its 265 pages, with text in Spanish and English, Cooktail responds to a number of challenges. On the one hand, Mario Sandoval shows off the depth of his talent by creating a miniature version of haute cuisine. The 40 tapas recipes in this book are much more than simple accompaniments for a drink. On the other, Miguel Pérez delves into the origin of flavours and offers cocktails that are the result of his investigation into the roots of each product and of his painstaking study of perfect execution and service. Both chef and bartender go to great lengths to show that there’s more to drinks than wine.