Hollywood Cocktails Book by Tobias Steed, French Edition, 2000

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Hollywood Cocktails, by Tobias Steed, French Edition, 1999. A debonair book about the great era of Hollywood classics and the cocktails typically served in films, from those in Rick's Bar in Casablanca to the vodka martinis in My Man Godfrey. Each chapter lists recipes for festivities or an evening, pre-dinner cocktail hour. It also includes a compulsory section of morning-after concoctions. The recipes, with entertaining anecdotes linking drinks to specific films, give readers a true taste of Hollywood. Beautifully presented in period typography with elegant duotone, vintage photos of specific actors, and drinking-related scenes. And a disclaimer: drinking does not make you cool, and emulating people who drink to be cool is a foolish thing to do. That said, if you're going to be drinking anyway, why not do so with a little style? Hollywood Cocktails makes a good case for bringing back the swanky cocktail-party-as-an-event, complete with nattily dressed movie stars to set the example. After a few words on the best way to stir ice without breaking it and the crucial importance of proper garnish selection, we're off to a fantasyland of shiny dresses and muddled cherries. Each cocktail comes with a step-by-step recipe and sample movie scene to set the mood. We start, with the classic dry martini and a scene from the Clark Gable/Constance Bennett caper After Office Hours. The book then moves on to now-rare classics like the Champagne Cocktail (Casablanca) and the Rusty Nail (The Lost Weekend). In the event of a particularly good party, fear not: hangover cures are thoughtfully included, such as the entertainingly named Corpse Reviver, featured in the appropriately titled Remember Last Night? Ben Reed's recipes are well-proportioned for flavor and come annotated with tips for proper services, such as waiting until the mixing cup has frosted before pouring your martinis and using real, fresh lime juice for the perfect daiquiri. If making cocktails look this cool is wrong, you may not want to be right. This is a beautiful coffee table art book. Features: Title: Hollywood Cocktails Author: Tobias Steed for the text and Ben Reed for the cocktail recipes Hardcover book Language: French Numerous black and white illustrations 128 pages Dimensions: 6.50 in. x 9.25 in. (16.5 x 23.5 cm) First Published in Great Britain in 1999 by Octopus Publishing Group Ltd. French Edition published in 2000 by Edition Proxima Losange.

Dimensions:
Height: 9.26 in (23.5 cm)Width: 6.5 in (16.5 cm)Depth: 0.6 in (1.5 cm)
Style:
Modern (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Paper
Place of Origin:
France
Period:
2000-2009
Date of Manufacture:
2000
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use. No damage to pages or internal prints.
Seller Location:
Atlanta, GA
Reference Number:
Seller: LIV0261stDibs: LU1632228179712

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