(Cognac) Salvatore Calabrese. Cognac: A Liquid History. Hardback. Washington These days we use "Iran"

These days we use "Iran" to refer to the country and "Persia" or "Persian" for the culture

but also reserves some surprises (Onion tatin

the recipes are accompanied by explanatory material that describes the ancient home and kitchen

the person who cannot resist a local plaque or snack and pulls over for every historical marker and road stand

Rotella persuades his father to visit the region for the first time in thirty years

(Cognac) Salvatore Calabrese. Cognac: A Liquid History. Hardback. Washington These days we use "Iran"It's called the noble spirit and king of brandies and who better to explain why than the celebrated bartender and world expert on cognac? This royal drink is his obsession, and before you're through with these elegantly illustrated, information filled pages, it will be yours, too. Calabrese introduces the leading families and houses in the business and, decade by decade, gives the fascinating, sinful, and seductive history of cognac. Here, too, are