He Said Beer, She Said Wine: Impassioned Food Pairings to Debate and Enjoy--From Burgers to Brie and (Hardcover) by Marnie Old, Sam Calagione, Kellie Walsh

from indianajane

The first thing I noticed when I opened this book was that it doesn't have the DK look. I have noticed, lately, that they seem to be going away from this, with many of their books and I find it sad, because, in my opinion , that was what made them great. That aside, I liked this book. I've done a...

from margrieta

This is a cute and reasonably informative book with the conceit that it is a debate between a wine afficianado and a beer fan about which beverage is better or at least more versatile for food pairing. The beginning secitions allow each author to present his or her "case" for the superiority of t...

from NellieMc

I loved the idea of this book -- discussing and contrasting how both beer and wine can accompany the same foods. And the book delivered about 70% of the time. There was initially a good, elementary discussion of both beer and wine, their history, types, and how to taste each. And most of the disc...

from abealy

He Said Beer, She Said Wine is a nice single volume introduction to just about everything the common man needs to know about the history and varieties of beer and wine. Knowledgeable and informative, Sam Calagione, a brewer and founder of Dogfish Head brewery, introduces us to the many styles of ...

from stephmo

This is meant to be an answer to the light-hearted beer vs. wine argument. Frankly, I never considered it to be a legitimate argument - because beverage paring with food depends on so much more than the base food. There's the manner in which the food was prepared, there's the occasion, there's th...