Champagne! Facts, Fizz, Food & Fun delivers timely tips plus more than 130 recipes for sparkling beverages and food dishes to serve with champagne. The FACTS come from great Bubbly Basics that remove the mystique of serving champagne, featuring background data, helpful storage and serving factoids and arguments. You will find tips on portions, using a fountain, flute glass importance, how to pour a perfect glass, and much more, like easy steps to make a novice appear seasoned at opening a bottle of champagne perfectly, plus suggestions on champagne tastings, adding bubbly to other drinks, and creating a easy pairing menu, be it for dinner or a standing cocktail party. Setting up a champagne bar also becomes a breeze with plenty of super simple tidbits and suggestions that help you look like a pro. A bonus comes from a wide array of delightful champagne party theme ideas, complete with food and decorating suggestions to help you razzle dazzle your guests… or special guest. The Amazing Bubbly Concoctions segment overflows with FIZZ from more than five dozen sparkling beverage recipes, both with alcohol and family friendly. These original and classically superb recipes are all designed to be super simple. They were cleverly designed in the KISS kitchens for those times when you want to present something even jazzier than straight up champagne. Enjoy recipes including: Elderflower Champagne Punch, Gingered Pomegranate Sparkler, True Bellini a la Harry’s Bar, Frozen Bellinis, Sparkling Peach Melba Bellini, Sparkling Maple Madness, Blushing Yager, Sparkling Marilyn Monroe, Cranberry Cooler, Sparkling Scarlet O'Hara, Sparkling Blueberry Sangria, and an Acapulco Sparkler. As a great bonus, you’ll find super simple ideas to create razzle-dazzling fruit garnishes that draw rave reviews. Then enjoy the Serve with Champagne section with nearly six dozen FOOD recipes, from choice cheese creations, delightful dips, and fabulous fruits, to mouthwatering meats, poultry pairings, various vegetables, and sensational seafood. Also among the recipes created in KISS kitchens are items that are perfect for a champagne brunch or even super snacks. Among the recipes you will find: Apple Bacon Cheddar Breakfast Pie, Seared Peach Pancakes, Super Simple Eggs Benedict, Mini Sausage Cheese Muffins, 1970’s Cheese Fondue, Super Simple Open-Faced Poppers, Baked Bacon Dip, Warm Lobster Dip, Fried Bananas, Bacon Wrapped Stuffed Dates, Baby Beef Wellingtons, Mushroom Blue Cheese Sliders, Pepperoni Bread, KISS BLT Bites, Cashewed Chicken Strips, Mini Chicken Caesars, Super Simple Baked Clams, Crab Fritters, KISS Lobster Quesadillas, Enlightened Coconut Shrimp, Super Simple Sugared Walnut Crisps, Artichoke Parmesan Crostini, Crab Stuffed Mushrooms, and Super Simple Onion Crisped Veggies. The finale is all FUN, with Champagne Quotes, from historical to hysterical round out this book, compiled from great champagne comments and commentaries from books, movies, songs, and life in general. They reflect politics and politicking, stars and former stars, dancers, singers, writers, and winemakers. Quotes respond to passions and pleasures, dining and drinking, negotiating and fighting, lusting and loving, hurting and healing, advising and emoting.