Big Macs & Burgundy

The national bestseller that turns you into "e;an expert at pairing wine with just about anything, from pizza and Lucky Charms to pad thai and Popeye's"e; (Maxim). Featured on Today and CBS This MorningNamed one of the best books of the year by Food & Wine, Saveur, and Town & CountrySancerre and Cheetos go together like milk and cookies. The science behind this unholy alliance is as elemental as acid, fat, salt, and minerals. Wine pro Vanessa Price explains how to create your own pairings while proving you don't necessarily need fancy foods to unlock the joys of wine. Building upon the outsize success of her weekly column in Grub Street, Price offers delightfully bold wine and food pairings alongside hilarious tales from her own unlikely journey as a Kentucky girl making it in the Big Apple and in the wine business. Using language everyone can understand, she reveals why each dynamic duo is a match made in heaven, serving up memorable takeaways that will help you navigate any wine list or local bottle shop. Charmingly illustrated and bubbling with personality, Big Macs & Burgundy will open your mind to the entirely fun and entirely accessible wine pairings out there waiting to be discovered and make you do a few spit-takes along the way. "e;The book explores all different kinds of combinations, including breakfast pairings like avocado toast and Rueda Verdejo, pairings for entertaining like shrimp cocktail & Valdeorras Godello, and even some pairings with popular Trader Joe's items."e; Food & Wine"e;A smart, useful guide to drinking the world's great wine, whether you're pairing it with foie gras or Fritos."e; Town & Country