Cocktails in Paris: A "Frank of the Ritz" Guide to Civilized Drinking in the 1930s

by Basil Woon and Frank Meir

The intoxicants of barman Frank Meir and gossipy observations of journalist Basil Woon take us back to the 1930s, when Paris was the stomping ground of American expatiates and the haunt of film stars, artists, writers, and intellectuals. Central characters include Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Gertrude Stein, Cole Porter, Henry Miller, T. S. Eliot, James Thurber, Louise Brooks, Mary Pickford, Tallulah Bankhead, and Noel Coward. Whether they...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 150234551X
• ISBN13: 9781502345516
• Release Date: September 2014
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.8" x 0.2" x 5.1"