William Grimes, restaurant and food critic for the New York Times, explores the history of the cocktail from Colonial times to the early 21st century with its passion for unusual drinks (including chocolate martinis). He also includes 100+ recipes for the traditional, the exotic, and the truly wild.
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William Grimes, restaurant and food critic for the New York Times, explores the history of the cocktail from Colonial times to the early 21st century with its passion for unusual drinks (including chocolate martinis). He also includes 100+ recipes for the traditional, the exotic, and the truly wild.
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Fine in Fine dust jacket. 0-671-76724-0. A very well-researched and fascinating history of a major American icon, the rival of "the hot dog, the banana split, and the roller coaster." Grimes discusses the origins of the quintessentially American cocktail, how it prospered through the years, and points to the future as a new generation places its stamp on this classic. A separate chapter is devoted to the king of cocktails, the martini. Includes a substantial chapter of recipes: pp. [133]-177. Bibliography: pp. 179-183. The author knows his subject well. A skilled researcher, he is a former contributor to Esquire's "The Drinking Man" column and is a cultural reporter for the New York Times. Black boards, with black cloth spine. Elegant cover illustration of a line of various cocktails in shining gilt. The "Americaness" of the cocktail is underscored by the dust jacket illustration of the Statue of Liberty smiling and holding high a martini. One of the best and most readable of books on the cocktail. Fine in fine dust jacket.; 8vo 8"-9" tall; 193 pages.
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Good in good dust jacket. This is a used book in good condition and may show some signs of use or wear. This is a used book in good condition and may show some signs of use or wear.
