Award-winning restaurateur and culinary author Michael Turback was on the forefront of the cocktail revolution, among the first to revive and re-imagine vintage formulas and elevating mixology to a culinary art. Cocktail programs developed in his establishments have influenced the beverage business for over three decades. His personal homage to The Thin Man movies is a tantalizing and informative read, destined to become the definitive reference - exploring Hollywood's post-Prohibition permissiveness toward imbibing, re-discovering popular cocktails of the era, and celebrating the life and times of Nick and Nora.
Award-winning restaurateur and culinary author Michael Turback was on the forefront of the cocktail revolution, among the first to revive and re-imagine vintage formulas and elevating mixology to a culinary art. Cocktail programs developed in his establishments have influenced the beverage business for over three decades. His personal homage to The Thin Man movies is a tantalizing and informative read, destined to become the definitive reference - exploring Hollywood's post-Prohibition permissiveness toward imbibing, re-discovering popular cocktails of the era, and celebrating the life and times of Nick and Nora.
