Ernest Hemingway had a well known insatiable appetite for the good things in life. His love of writing was only rivaled by his voracious appetite for good food and drink. The Hemingway Cookbook ($15) is a collection of over 125 recipes from both his life and his art and feature such unique and delicious dishes as Dorado Fillet in Damn Good Sauce, Woodcock Flambe in Armagnac, Campfire Apple Pie and Fillet of Lion washed down with Gordon’s Gin and Campari cool Cuba Libre. They say the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach, but here it leads us to Hemingway’s mind, brilliant.
In this updated and expanded edition of Vintage Spirits And Forgotten Cocktails ($15) , expert, drink aficionado and historian Dr. Cocktail adds yet another 20 fine new recipes to his hand-picked collection of the 80 rare-and-worth-rediscovering drink recipes. He shares revelations about the latest trends in cocktails, provides new resources for some of the more […]