We got that book on Oct. 15, 2002, when Dale DeGroff’s pioneering The Craft of the Cocktail was published. “I wanted to write the book that I wished I had when I was a young bartender and ...

“Cure: New Orleans Drinks and How to Mix ’Em,” by Bodenheimer is full of recipes for cocktails created at Cure, the craft cocktail bar he founded in 2009.

Bodenheimer and cowriter Emily Timberlake are releasing “Cure: New Orleans Drinks and How to Mix ’Em,” his first cocktail recipe and history book, on Oct. 25.

Andre Darlington told us about writing a book about food to serve at cocktail parties and his advice for throwing a great party.