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Forbidden cocktails : libations inspired by the world of Pre-Code Hollywood  Cover Image Book Book

Forbidden cocktails : libations inspired by the world of Pre-Code Hollywood / André Darlington ; foreword by Mark A. Vieira.

Darlington, André, (author.). Vieira, Mark A., 1950- (writer of foreword.).

Summary:

"Classic Hollywood and cocktails... uncensored. Prepare to shake, stir, and sip your way through fifty tantalizing Pre-Code [i.e., Motion Picture Production Code] films paired with both original and classic Prohibition-era elixirs celebrating the brazen and provocative period when sin ruled the movies and the drinks." --Page 4 of cover.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780762485208
  • ISBN: 0762485205
  • Physical Description: ix, 237 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: Philadelphia : Running Press, 2024.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes index.
"Copyright ©2024 by Turner Classic Movies"--Title page verso.
Formatted Contents Note:
Foreword -- Introduction: On the silver tray -- Pre-code explored -- Sinful sips and demon drinks: Cocktails inspired by pre-code Hollywood -- The sideboard: A manual for making mixed drinks -- Bottles, pantry recommendations, and tools -- A few pre-code-era cocktails -- Acknowledgments -- Index.
Subject: Cocktails.
Motion pictures > United States > Plots, themes, etc.
Cocktails in motion pictures.
Genre: Literary cookbooks.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Kenton County.

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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Covington Branch 641.874 D221f 2024 (Text) 33126025925730 New Adult Nonfiction Available -


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