"Old Waldorf Bar Days" 1931 Crockett, Albert Stevens

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With the Cognomina and Composition of Four Hundred and Ninety-one Appealing Appetizers and Salutary Potations Long Known, Admired and Served … Read more With the Cognomina and Composition of Four Hundred and Ninety-one Appealing Appetizers and Salutary Potations Long Known, Admired and Served at the Famous Big Brass Rail

CROCKETT, Albert Stevens

[242] pp.

Aventine Press

1931

First Edition

9" x 6"

w/ illustrations by Leighton Budd

A notable rival to Craddock's definitive 'Savoy Cocktail Book', with many recipes for classic American cocktails, as well as preliminary chapters on the history of drinking and society at the famous Waldorf Bar. Oscar Tschirky was one of the best-known characters at the Waldorf Hotel, and is widely acknowledged as the inventor of the Waldorf Salad (of 'Fawlty Towers' fame). His name is also associated with several other classic New York foods, including Thousand Island Dressing and Eggs Benedict, and he successfully published a cook book, despite never having worked as a chef at the Hotel. See less