"What could be a more perfect combination than the life and times of Dorothy Parker, the Jazz Age, and recipes for the cocktails and drinks her social circle so famously indulged in? Except that you, of course, have much better ingredients available to you than bathtub gin. This is such a fun little book."
Publisher Lyons Press
Publication Date 2013-11-05
Section Gift / Seasonal Books / Wines And Spirits / All Staff Suggestions / Nonfiction Suggestions / Alan H.
Format Hardcover
ISBN 9780762792689
Raise a glass to Dorothy Parker’s wit and wisdom.
Kevin C. Fitzpatrick, founder and president of the Dorothy Parker Society, gives us an intoxicating new look at the doyenne of the ripping riposte through the lens she most preferred: the bottom of a glass. A bar book for Parker enthusiasts and literary tipplers alike, Under the Table offers a unique take on Mrs. Parker, the Algonquin Round Table, and the Jazz Age by celebrating the cocktails that she, her bitter friends, and sweetest enemies enjoyed.
Each entry of this delicious compendium offers a fascinating and lively history of a period cocktail, a complete recipe, and the characters associated with it. The book also features a special selection of twenty first–century speakeasy-style recipes from the country’s top mixologists. Topping it off are excerpts from Parker’s poems, stories, and other writings that will allow you to enjoy her world from the speakeasies of New York City to the watering holes of Hollywood.
