Folks, the milkshake is back in style! This classic American favorite is here to stay with a new twist - actually, a bunch of them! Adam Ried’s Throughly Modern Milkshakes (W.W. Norton & Co.) is an enticing authority on all milkshakes, but with twenty-first century sugar and spice.

You won’t just find the beloved yet generic vanilla or chocolate favorites in here. Some of our favorite concoctions include unusual, deliciously surprising infusions, like the Mexican Chocolate Shake with Chipotle and Almond, Sweet Guava with Crème Fraîche Shake, Fresh Fig Shake, and the Blackberry Lavender Shake, Thinking about jumpstarting that juice cleanse or refreshing after a hot afternoon? Try one of the dozens of fruit shakes that are sure to cool you down.

Ried doesn’t miss a beat in his compilation and consideration of America’s taste-buds. Trust us, these perfectly refined milkshake recipes will have even the the most proper food connoisseurs clambering for a straw!