After Coconut Marjolaine from Flavor Flours (Artisan Books, October 2014) by Alice Medrich, here's a recipe that might prove useful next time you have guests over for tea or coffee. Buckwheat Linzer Cookies Makes about 1½ dozen 2-inch sandwich cookies These pretty cookies look as though they are fussy to make, but they are actually slice-and-bake cookies, with holes cut from half of them about halfway through the baking. Buckwheat pairs well with any dark...

From Death and Co. the New York Lower East Side cocktail lounge comes Death and Co, the book (Ten Speed Press, October 2014) with 500 cocktail recipes, a combination of classics and Death and Co own creations. Elder Fashion Royale Phil Ward, 2008 1 1⁄2 ounces plymouth gin 1 ⁄2 ounce st-germain 1 dash house orange bitters Dry champagne Garnish: 1 grapefruit twist Stir all the ingredients (except the champagne) over ice, then strain into...