"The Ritz Paris: Mixing Drinks, A Simple Story" 2010 FIELD, Colin Peter
$950
FIELD, Colin Peter
w/ original CPF artwork: martini glass sketch/ drawing on FFEP
Colin Peter Field (born 17 May 1961 at Rugby, West Midlands, England) is a bartender and author who has been ranked as best bartender in the world by Forbes and Travel + Leisure magazines. He is the head bartender at the Hemingway Bar of the Hôtel Ritz Paris, voted Best of the Best Bar in the World by Virtuoso in Las Vegas in 2016, and has invented several drinks, such as the Picasso Martini, Highland Cream, Serendipity and Clean Dirty Martini. He is involved in the training of students for bartending in France and in Switzerland, and has authored the books The Cocktails of the Ritz Paris and Cocktails, A Simple Story.
[158] pp.
Editions De La Martiniere
2010
8 1/2" x 8 1/2"
Illustrations: Sophie Varela
Fine
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Contents: Introduction: The Hemingway Bar. The Birth of the Cocktail Age. Bartending Styles. Cocktail Magic: The Recipe for a Successful Cocktail. A question of balance. Cocktails and alcohol, a divine harmony. Choosing the name.The Bartender's Tools. The material. The glasses. The garnitures. A Cocktail for Everyone. Taste and maturity. A cocktail for every situation. Pairing food with cocktails. Cocktails Stories and Legends: Myths and Origins.Operation chastise. Separating fact from fiction. Technology, a source of inspiration. Cocktail Stories. Conclusion: Are Cocktails an art form? Distillation does not Necessarily Mean Alcohol. Index.