Okay, so it isn't a cookbook. It's a bartending guide. But still, Hemingway & Bailey's Bartending Guide to Great American Writers is worthy of a mention. There are a million billion books on booze out there, but not so many that add a face and swirl of words to the tasty libation.It's not actually good ol' Papa that's referred to in the title, but illustrator Edward Hemingway and writer Mark Bailey, who came up with a book that kicks off with a great, simple picture guide to the appropriate tools for boozing it up right, a recipe for simple syrup, and then writers -- lots and lots of writers.
Each writer gets a couple pages, a caricature, discussion of their favorite/notable/sort-of-applicable drinks, how to make them, and even an excerpt about drinking from one of their own works. You can partake in William Faulkner's Mint Julep, Sinclair Lewis' Bellini, Hunter S. Thompson's Greyhound, or Carson McCullers' Long Island Iced Tea...
It's not the best book for the serious drink maker, but this guide is a fun read for anyone who adores literature just as much as their cold, stiff drink.
