Prohibition-era cocktails and a Michelin-starred chef's dinner menu: 8 high-end recipe books to step up your food and drink game at home

Assouline is known for publishing some of the world's most luxurious – and expensive — books.Assouline

• Assouline Publishing released its Connoisseur Collection, featuring recipes from top chefs and mixologists around the world.
• In "Vintage Cocktails," one book from the collection, mixologist Brian Van Flandern teaches readers how to make a few Prohibition-era cocktails and other drinks that pay homage to old Hollywood.
• Business Insider teamed up with Assouline to share highlights from the collection.

Summer is coming, and though social distancing measures are still in place, that doesn't mean you can't make the best of your time at home with a fancy cocktail — or say, a Michelin-starred chef's signature dish — in hand.

Luxury book publisher Assouline released its Connoisseur Collection — the ideal compliment to Zoom happy hours and virtual dinner parties. The collection includes recipe books from top chefs and mixologists, including award-winning cocktail book author Brian van Flandern and late chef Joel Robuchon, who held the most Michelin stars of any chef in the world until his death in 2018.

To prepare for the fast-approaching summer season, and mindful that coronavirus lockdowns still have people spending more time than usual at home, Assouline teamed up with Business Insider to share some of the highlights from its Connoisseur Collection.

Here are some of our favorite picks.