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A national bestseller, Vanessa Price and Adam Laukhuf's Big Macs & Burgundyoffer essential wine pairings for everything from popcorn to veggie burgers to General Tso's Chicken, based on the wildly popular Grub Street column. As seen on the TODAY Show and CBS This Morning Named "One of the Best Books of the Year" by Food & Wine, Saveur, and Town & Country "If you've ever wondered what wine to pair with some of your favorite foods, like, say, Cheez-Its (I certainly have), check out Big Macs & Burgundy." --Food & Wine Sancerre 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. Chapters include:
- Subsistence Pairings: For the Shoestring Somm, Scrappy Doesn't Have to Mean Crappy
- Southern Comforts: Bluegrass Basics for Coastal Elites
- Extra Value Meals: McDonald's: On Properly Lovin' It
- Fast-Food Fixes: Hair of the Hot Dog
- Wine with Breakfast: The Best Part of Waking Up Is Fermentation in Your Cup
- And more!