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Hemingway & Bailey's Bartending Guide to Great American Writers

9781565124820

Hemingway & Bailey's Bartending Guide to Great American Writers

  • ISBN 13:

    9781565124820

  • ISBN 10:

    1565124820

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 10/13/2006
  • Publisher: Algonquin Books
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Summary

In this entertaining homage to the golden age of the cocktail, illustrator Edward Hemingway and writer Mark Bailey present the best (and thirstiest) American writers, their favorite cocktails, true stories of their saucy escapades, and intoxicating excerpts from their literary works. Its the perfect blend of classic cocktail recipes, literary history, and tales of the good old days of extravagant Martini lunches and delicious excess. When Algonquin Round Table legend Robert Benchley was asked if he knew that drinking was a slow death, Benchley took a sip of his cocktail and replied, So whos in a hurry? Hunter S. Thompson took Muhammad Alis health tip to eat grapefruit every day; he just added liquor to the mix. Invited to a come as you are party, F. Scott Fitzgerald and his wife, Zelda, arrived in their pajamas ready for their cocktail of choice: a Gin Rickey. Forty-three classic American writers, forty-three authentic cocktail recipes, forty-three telling anecdotes about the high life, and forty-three samples of the best writing in literature Hemingway s Bartending Guide to Great American Writers delivers straight-up fun.

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