The Gentleman's Companion: Complete Edition
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| Rating | : | 4.30 (842 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1626541256 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 464 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-04-18 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
This edition combines both volumes of the original work: The Exotic Cookery Book and The Exotic Drinking Book.. Both drink travelogue and cookbook, The Gentleman's Companion is the summation of Baker's culinary and drinking experiences abroad. In this travelogue he relates how notorious figures, including Hemmingway and Faulkner, numbered among his drinking companions.At once a culinary guidebook and haughty memoir, The Gentleman's Companion, initially published in 1939, provides a one-of-a-kind glimpse into the bombastic and glamorous world of travel in the mid-twentieth century. Baker accents his tales of high adventure with recipes for foods and cocktails that were considered unusual specimens in the 1920s and 30s.Baker, a captiv
Amazon Customer said Four Stars. Fun book, really neat peek into a bygone era.