Last Call: Bartenders on Their Final Drink and the Wisdom and

Last Call: Bartenders on Their Final Drink and the Wisdom and Rituals of Closing Time

From the James Beard Award-winning author of Bitters and Amaro comes this poignant, funny, and often elegiac exploration of the question, What is the last thing you'd want to drink before you die?, with bartender profiles, portraits, and cocktail recipes.

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST COOKBOOKS OF THE YEAR BY CHICAGO TRIBUNE

Everyone knows the parlor game question asked of every chef and food personality in countless interviews: What is the last meal you'd want to eat before you die? But what does it look like when you pose the question to bartenders? In Last Call, James Beard Award-winning author Brad Thomas Parsons gathers the intriguing responses from a diverse range of bartenders around the country, including Guido Martelli at the Palizzi Social Club in Philadelphia (he chooses an extra-dry Martini), Joseph Stinchcomb at Saint Leo in Oxford, Mississippi (he picks the Last Word, a pre-Prohibition-era cocktail that's now a cult favorite), and Natasha David at Nitecap in New York City (she would be sipping an extra-salty Margarita). The resulting interviews and essays reveal a personal portrait of some of the country's top bartenders and their favorite drinks, while over 40 cocktail recipes and stunning photography make this a keepsake for barflies and cocktail enthusiasts of all stripes.

Praise for Last Call

â€œ[Parsons] captures the people and places through stunning photographs and prose. Like a perfectly balanced cocktail, it is equal parts cocktail recipes, travelogue and mixtape.â€â€”The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

â€œMeasure equal parts travelogue, tell-all, discography, and cocktail companionâ€”in service of an obituary of all patronsâ€”and you haveÂ Last Call; Brad Thomas Parsonsâ€™s best book yet.Â Through soulful photos and gritty interviews, he and photographer Ed Anderson capture the rawness, vulnerability, and ecstasy of the metamorphosis between the end of a guestâ€™s night and the beginning of a bartenderâ€™s.â€â€”Jim Meehan, author ofÂ Meehanâ€™s Bartender ManualÂ andÂ The PDT Cocktail BookÂ

â€œThis book is a delight.Â Last CallÂ shows us the sense of community evoked by bartenders across the country, whose wisdom and tenderness are captured here both in words and beautiful photographs. It made meâ€”an erstwhile bartender and faithful customerâ€”happy to remember that we all have nights when we unexpectedly hear the words â€˜last call,â€™ and that noble and fascinating bartenders are out there waiting to share it with us.â€â€”Alan CummingÂ
Country USA
Brand Ten Speed Press
Manufacturer Ten Speed Press
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 100 photos
Color Black
ReleaseDate 2019-10-22
UnitCount 1
UPCs 630809681058
EANs 9780399582769

Country	USA
Brand	Ten Speed Press
Manufacturer	Ten Speed Press
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	100 photos
Color	Black
ReleaseDate	2019-10-22
UnitCount	1
UPCs	630809681058
EANs	9780399582769

Last Call: Bartenders on Their Final Drink and the Wisdom and Rituals of Closing Time

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