Book Description
The new edition: Two years after its original release, the new Obituary Cocktail has more bars, photos, drink recipes, and quotes. Six added spreads include the bar in the kitchen at Commander's Palace, The Circle Bar and its Herradura tequila shot with tonic--the Harry Tonic Jr.--and Butler's fantastically seedy interior.
WINNER Silver Medals, Publisher's Mktg Assoc & Ind Publ Assoc 2002! Book of the Year 1999 (New Orleans Gulf South Booksellers Association).
Customer Reviews:
Fantastic Book!.......2007-01-28
If you have ever visited the bars in New Orleans, you will appreciate learning of the little known history of the watering holes that you have spent many an evening drinking and laughing. It reminds you of the many who sat on the stools before you and what interesting things have occured before your presence! The book has beautiful photographs and is very much a necessity for any lover of the city of New Orleans. It is a great coffee table book, and can spark many interesting conversations!
It will make you thirsty.......2003-10-17
first of all, this is a beautifully produced book, with wonderful photographs of the great New Orleans drinking establishments and local scenary.
Secondly, it's a must for any bartender. Not much needs to be said on this topic except for the fact that many great drinks have come out of New Orleans and the bartender (professional or otherwise) should learn how to prepare them.
Finally, the book also presents some important historical information on New Orleans and its saloons. The two go hand in hand.
The Spirit of New Orleans.......2003-08-09
Ms. McCaffety has captured the essence of New Orleans with her wonderful book. The pictures are gorgeous, and the addition of a few traditional New Orleans cocktail recipes and the history of the saloons rounds out the book nicely. I can't wait to get back to New Orleans and visit the bars I've missed.
A Bourbon Street Hopper.......2002-11-08
I don't think I've ever experienced anything quite like the bars in New Orleans! They are fantastic! The press has given Bourbon St. such a negative view, but I had no trouble the two times I went down by myself! I mean if you use a little common sense, then there's no problem! The people were some of the nicest I've ever met! Everyone treats you like family and you have such a great time! This book shows that down-home, friendly atmosphere! It was interesting for me too, to see a lot of the places off of Bourbon that I didn't get to see! You know, the 5 star places that cost an arm and a leg, and require reservations! This is just another great book to relive memories of your trip to "Sin City."
Obituary Cocktail: The Great Saloon of New Orleans.......2000-05-29
Growing up in New Orleans is a rare experience. Living away often makes one nostalgic and wistful.. Reading "Obituary Cocktail" brings the sights, sounds, smells and tastes roaring back. This is a beautiful book. The photos are warm, romantic and evocative. The commentary is pure magic and the recipes are fabulous. Whether you live there now, once were there or have never visited - this book captures the charm, the quirkiness and the mystery of New Orleans and her great watering holes.
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- More Like "Incomplete"
- Well-balanced, lively, informative, and entertaining
- Deserves 10 stars
- From what it's really like to run a coffee bar to legal issues, sales, shop equipment choices, kitchen layout and more
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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Starting and Running a Coffee Bar (The Complete Idiot's Guide)
Linda Formichelli ,
W. Eric Martin , and
Susan Gilbert
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Book Description
Brew up your own business.
This is a step-by-step guide to realizing what for many people is a cherished dream: opening a successful coffee bar. The Complete Idiot's Guide to Starting and Running a Coffee Bar includes the dirt on what it's really like to work behind the counter and information on everything from how to build a business plan, to how to make the drinks and how to price them.
-Only series book of its kind
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-Small businesses create 7 out of 10 new jobs in America
-Susan Gilbert has started and run five successful coffee bars
Customer Reviews:
More Like "Incomplete".......2007-02-07
This book was a starting point, but was not "Complete" by any means. I was hoping this book would delve into specifics, such as how to go about obtaining contractors to have a coffee bar built, or give real life statistical examples of day-to-day coffee bar operations. Understanding the author(s) cannot possibly account for everything one would experience as a coffee bar owner, it would have been nice to get a picture. The good thing about the book, as stated earlier, is it gives ideas of things one should think about- such as payroll, hiring tips, color schemes, etc. but again, they're just starting points. It will be necessary for me to purchase another book to build on this one......bummer
Well-balanced, lively, informative, and entertaining.......2006-03-17
One of the things that struck me most about this book is that it seems perfectly balanced. By this I mean that it covers all the general business angles of running a coffee bar, but it never loses sight of its coffee-oriented focus. While there's certainly plenty of information that people running other businesses would find useful in here, you'll never find yourself thinking that you could have gotten the same information out of a more generic business or restaurant business guide. Everything focuses on the particular application of principles to the unique issues and problems that face the owner and operator of a coffee bar. Even when discussing cross-promotion and various forms of publicity the book discusses things that are likely to work best with your products and services.
You won't just find information in here on business plans, licensing issues, equipment, suppliers, staffing, and publicity however. There are guides to roasting beans (in case you want to create your own blends, or just want to understand what you're buying), creating a wide variety of coffee drinks and related treats, and cultivating repeat customers.
In addition to the vast wealth of information, the attitude with which this book was written is fantastic. It's practical yet positive, realistic yet optimistic. It livens things up with a dry wit yet never allows the humor to get in the way of the information it's trying to convey. It will make you excited about even topics like marketing your business without ever coming across as empty cheerleading.
I quite enjoyed reading this book, and have to firmly remind myself after reading it that no, I really am not the kind of person who can go out and start such a business. Because after reading all of this handy and fascinating information, the prospect is delightfully tempting!
Deserves 10 stars.......2006-03-10
This is a must for anyone who plans to open a coffee bar or shop. It not only provides all the necessary information for menu, location, prepration of specialty coffee drinks, everything you need to know about running a business is included. The descriptions of employee training manual and employee handbook, how to hire and fire, as well as too many vital things to mention, have me reading it again and again. This book will be a useful tool for months (years) in the future.
From what it's really like to run a coffee bar to legal issues, sales, shop equipment choices, kitchen layout and more.......2006-03-03
There's plenty of money to be made in the coffee business and if your dream is to get out there and run a coffee bar, you're in luck: Complete Idiot's Guide To Starting & Running A Coffee Bar provides all the basics on how to do so. From what it's really like to run a coffee bar to legal issues, sales, shop equipment choices, kitchen layout and more, much of the book is very specific to the coffee industry and provides a wealth of specific business advice.
Book Description
Forced from her downtown Manhattan apartment by the terrorist attack of September 11, journalist Wendy Bounds was delivered to Guinan's doorstep -- a legendary Irish drinking hole and country store nestled along the banks of the Hudson River in the small town of Garrison, New York -- by a friend.
Captivated by the bar's charismatic but ailing owner and his charming, motley clientele, Bounds uprooted herself permanently and moved to tiny Garrison, the picturesque river town they all call home. There she became one of the rare female regulars at the old pub and was quickly swept up into its rhythm, heartbeat, and grand history -- as related by Jim Guinan himself, the stubborn high priest of this little chapel. Surrounded by a crew of endearing, delightfully colorful characters who were now her neighbors and friends, she slowly finds her own way home.
Beautifully written, deeply personal, and brilliantly insightful, Little Chapel on the River is a love story about a place -- and the people who bring it to life.
Customer Reviews:
Thank You.......2007-08-23
I couldn't think of a better title to my review, then to sum it up with my feelings after reading this book. THANK YOU Wendy for sharing your experiences at Guinan's with us. For introducing us to the wonderful cast of characters - human, animal, logistical. Your writing placed me right at a stool at the "chapel", or on a wind swept hill overlooking the Hudson. Thank you for forever memorializing this place and time and people. Grand job!
Finding Home.......2007-08-23
Wow, I feel like I missed the boat (or the train as it may be) on this one. I see all the posts from back in 2005 and wondered why I hadn't seen this book before. Now in August of 2007 I just finished reading this book (for the second time). What a superb tale, timely, well written and very touching. I live not far from Garrison and feel compelled to stop in at Guinans and have a beer.
Thank you Wendy Bounds for telling this story. I am going to look for more tales from Ms. Bounds. Hope to see some soon.
Must read for any one looking for a great story.
nice topic, but...a little boring.......2007-06-13
I like the "come find yourself in a small town" genre and I like the Guinan family the author writes about. I even love the Wall Street Journal, where she is a writer on staff. We lived in nearby New Jersey when the terrorist attacks happened and lost some friends and neighbors, so I've lived through a bit of what she went through. But...the book was missing something for me. Even though Gwendolyn Bounds writes in detail about the pub on Garrison's Landing and the family who runs it, I just didn't feel the connection to the characters--she wrote more matter of factly than from the heart. I understood that she cared deeply about them, but she didn't make me care. She did make me curious and maybe I'll go to Guinan's someday. Well, that's my take on it. I'd give the book 3.5 stars, and recommend the book with the aforementioned reservations.
A Time to Heal.......2007-05-27
Bounds' work is a must read for anyone who was lost after 9/11. The journey is about finding yourself and sometimes the journey introduces you to the person you never knew-you. Her book explains a search that was happening in a lot of people after this tragic day. It made us question what was important. In NY, for a brief period of time, all men were equal. Join Bounds in her search for a place where we are all equal.
Hoboken Book Lover.......2007-01-30
I just finished Little Chapel On The River and felt compelled to post a review! The book was warm and touching and extremely insightful. Having many familiar experiences, I found the voice of the author inviting and accessible and the perfect blend of sentiment and reality. Thank you for a wonderful read that I will reccomend highly to my fellow readers!
Book Description
A behind-the-scenes exposé from the founder and manager of the world's most famous sports bar.
Customer Reviews:
disappointing.......2007-09-04
I am a long time Mickey Mantle fan (since 1960). Other than a few tidbits, this book was self-serving to the author, not the reader.
mickey mantle's.......2007-03-09
A homerun!!! What a book. The stories that Bill Liederman writes about are informative and genuinely funny. Liederman is the best;I wish he'd write more. I 'd love to meet Liederman. I am sure that there are many more stories that he could tell that didn't make the book. I loved the story about one tooth Tony asking for a dental plan as a dishwasher at Mickey's. Loved the book and couldn't put it down.
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- The Slow Food Guide to New York City: Restaurants, Markets, Bars (Slow Food Guides)
- Another Valuable Tool for NYC Foodies
- I think I need to eat in NYC!
- The Best NY Food Guide I've Found (and I've Seen a Lot)
- Excellent summary of the best NYC eats
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The Slow Food Guide to New York City: Restaurants, Markets, Bars (Slow Food Guides)
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Book Description
A deliciously different guide for native New Yorkers and visitors alike, with a broad yet discriminating view of the Big Apple¹s incredibly rich "food landscape." Compiled and written by passionate food-lovers who know the city inside and out, this unique guide covers not only the fancy four-star restaurants but the neighborhood hangouts and hidden treasures that make New York City such an international culinary destination.
The Slow Food Guide to New York City celebrates the foods and cuisines of the city¹s finest restaurants, green markets, specialty food shops, bars, and late-night spots. What all these places share is a commitment to the values of the international Slow Food movement: Artisanship, Conviviality, Eco-Gastronomy, Freshness, Sustainability, Tradition, and Typicality.
Slow Food is dedicated to:
- stewardship of the land and ecologically sound food production
- revival of the kitchen and the table as centers of pleasure, culture, and community
- invigoration and proliferation of regional, seasonal culinary traditions
- living a slower and more harmonious rhythm of life
Customer Reviews:
The Slow Food Guide to New York City: Restaurants, Markets, Bars (Slow Food Guides).......2007-07-30
My expectation was bigger. It's another City Guide with no new tips. It's need more refined information about places. It is a copy of other good guides.
Another Valuable Tool for NYC Foodies.......2005-11-19
I have them all - Zagats, Time Out NY, NY Magazine - way more than I have room for. And yet, I added this book to my "collection" and I have found a few gems that have made the purchase of the book worth the money. Because food is so expensive and the price of a meal doesn't always equate to its quality, you need all the advice you can get - especially in NYC. Also, I feel it's important to support the people who are trying to make a difference by producing a great product.
Take Lupa - a Mario Batali partnership. The staff, decor, freshness, price, variety, creativity, presentation and professionalism separate it from the pack. The write-up in this book matches my experience. It's a special place and is described by someone who knows food.
I use it in conjunction with other books to fine tune my visits. Especially useful for new restaurants or visits to new areas of the City. I call it cheap insurance.
I think I need to eat in NYC!.......2005-01-11
A guide to restaurants, markets and bars in New York City, written by New York locals and Slow Food members.
Slow Food has the principles of tradition, conviviality, sustainability, as well as an emphasis on homemade foods.
This guide is divided into three parts: Cuisines (African, British, Vegetarian, Scandinavian, Latin American etc.); Special Foods and Nightlife (Wine Bars, Coffe and Tea Houses, Brunch etc.); and Food Shops, Markets and Producers (Farmers' Markets, Fish and Seafood Markets, Ethnic and Specialty Food Markets etc.). Each description includes the types of meals found at each location, the atmosphere, address, telephone number and average cost for a meal.
There are a few black and white photographs. Most are scenic shots of New York City, while others are photos of people creating meals at restaurants. This guide seems to be quite helpful and useful despite my not being able to actually go to New York City and try the book out personally. Though having said that, I will have to say, it is definitely much more detailed than the Zagat books.
Try this little gem out. It is more detailed than Zagats and written by locals! The amount of entries in this book are over 500! There are sure to be some wonderful gems for you to discover on your next trip to New York City!
The Best NY Food Guide I've Found (and I've Seen a Lot).......2005-01-01
Firstly, I would like to respond to the reviewer who called it a "comically inept production." Beyond being completely clueless and having probably not read the book, the reviewer clearly has no understanding of what the book, and the slowfood movement, are meant to be. He chides the fact that the author cites Katz's and other fast-food like restaurants and reviews them well. The fact is, Slowfood is not the antithesis of food prepared quickly. It is opposed to a culture that creates restaurants like McDonalds, quite different from a restaurant that gets its food to you quickly that the book might have mentioned. McDonalds, and the type of fast food that the movement opposes, presses out pre-frozen, tasteless, chemically concocted and near-poisonous masses of protein and starch. Restaurants such as the many taquerias and sandwich shops noted in the book are different. They are run by people who care about their food and make it by hand every day. They produce real, tasty food that happens to come out quickly. To deride the quick serving restaurants noted by the book because they go against the Slowfood theme is simply ignorant.
As well, the book does not aim to be a repeat of the many books that once and again laud the many grand and expensive restaurants of Bocuse and his peers. It aims to be a guide for those who want to find the many tasty ethnic "dives" in a city best known for its ethnic diversity.
And in that spirit, it excels. The book had loads of cheap and tasty restaurants that, even though they often had fast service, stayed true to the book's mission and served fresh and tasty food.
To also deride the book by saying "Clearly, this thing was put together by amateurs" is once again remarkably ignorant and thoughtless. The majority of today's tourbooks are complete frauds. I just came back from Mexico after going to several of the worst restaurants in the country (I'm convinced.) I've had great food there and was perplexed as to how the Fodors book could have had the food (and our hotel) so wrong. Sitting at the restaurant, I noticed a phrase on the menu that seemed familiar. Looking into the tour book I saw the exact same phrase for the restuarant. The menu had several starred (literally) "special" items. The only recommendations in the book were the starred items on the menu (all of them,) and the descriptions of the items came straight off of the menu. The writer had never even gone into the damn restaurant.
All of which is to say that "experienced" tour book writers are often far worse than amateurs. The "amateurs" in the Slowfood book take the time to eat at and review hundreds of hidden restaurants you couldn't find anywhere else, and they actually do the reviewing themselves (and a good job).
I've tried loads of NY food guides, and this one was truly the best I've found.
Excellent summary of the best NYC eats.......2004-03-15
As a frequent traveller to Italy, I have found the Slow Food Guide to be invaluable for restaurant recommendations throughout that entire country. The Slow Food organization has consistently provided knowledgeable reviews of places that offer traditional regional cuisine for excellent value. Now that Slow Food is expanding its scope to other cities and countries, I am happy to report that its New York guide also provides reliable reviews of some of the city's best eating establishments.
Note that, unlike Zagat, the Slow Food guide is not meant to be comprehensive. Instead, the contributors have chosen to write about a handful of some of the best restaurants for each cuisine category, ranging from cheap takeout places to famous four star establishments. Inevitably, some noteworthy restaurants have been left off of the list -- but those that have been included are highly worthy representatives of their respective cuisines.
Also, unlike Zagat, the reviews contain far more knowledgeable insights about ethnic restaurants in the city. Instead of providing entries about places that are popular but have watered-down cuisine for Western tastes, the contributors provide descriptions of outstanding and occasionally lesser-known restaurants that serve more authentic fare. In particular, the guide highlights some of the best ethnic restaurants in the outer boroughs, which are too frequently ignored by the Zagat reviewers and clientele. For example, the guide recommends Sripraphai Thai restaurant in Woodside, Queens -- and their inclusion of this relatively overlooked gem indicates that this is a guide well worth following.
In summary, the Slow Food guide is not necessarily meant to be a comprehensive survey book like Zagat's, but its focus on some of the best New York restaurants -- regardless of cost or borough -- makes this guide potentially even more valuable to New York visitors. I look forward to seeing more excellent city guides appearing State-side from the Slow Food organization.
Book Description
FlexiMaps are innovative maps that combine durability and convenience with accuracy, utility, and readability. With state-of-the-art technology, FlexiMaps feature detailed city street and road maps clearly marked with all the sites and services of particular interest to travelers. Text and photographs offer a wealth of valuable tourist information including "10 sights you shouldn't miss", plus information on transportation, visas, currency, important telephone numbers, emergency services, and more. A variety of domestic and international destinations are available.
Book Description
The landmark restaurant first opened its doors below the Great Hall of Grand Central Terminal in 1913 and has since become synonymous with the basic excellence of American fish cookery. In its simplicity and time-tested expertise, The Grand Central Oyster Bar & Restaurant Complete Seafood Cookbook stands with a select few cookbook classics. This unique cookbook clearly explains the techniques and recipes that make it practical for cooks at all levels to serve the most delicious and healthful seafood dishes, not only from America but from around the world.
Book Description
More than ever, the currents of consumerism are generating a clear tendency to convert natural, daily activities into authentic rituals -- a phenomenon illuminated by the innovative interior designs of today's bars and restaurants. Whether classical or modern, experimental or traditional, today's architects are faced with the same challenging task of creating new dining spaces that satisfy the public's revitalized hunger for entertainment.
New Bars & Restaurants takes us on a trip around the world, exploring the newest dining spaces in countries that range from France to Australia. What ties all of these projects together, however, is their original solutions to the venerable problem of dining design. An imaginative lighting system and the symbolic use of color, for example, are just two of the many design solutions that uncover universes of fantasy in a space where the focus is usually placed on the kitchen. With its detailed design comments and more than 500 full-color photographs,
New Bars & Restaurants will serve as an indispensable resource for the storeowner and architect alike.
Book Description
Includes more than 100 essential Louisiana eating (and drinking) experiences.
This guide to the city's legendary restaurant scene, distinctive food culture, and renowned barrooms includes more than 100 restaurant entries that take readers to the eateries where authentic Louisiana cuisine lives and breathes—from the French Quarter's white-linen Creole institutions to the funky family-owned joints that locals call home. Equal parts travel book and food guide, food writer Pableaux Johnson provides plenty of tips for the hungry traveler, guiding them to both the culinary hot spots and to lesser-known neighborhoods.
Maps and browser-friendly lists provide valuable context, while short features explain the city's distinctive specialty dishes, native ingredients, and signature celebrations (Mardi Gras and JazzFest to name only two). Eating New Orleans also tells the story of rustic Cajun cuisine and the influence of this distinctive "bayou country food" on New Orleans's temples of high cuisine, and includes a quick side trip to the cradle of Cajun cuisine—the coastal marshes and broad prairies of Acadian Louisiana. 50 black & white photographs, 6 maps, index, appendices.
Customer Reviews:
A window into the cuisine and culture that make New Orleans such a treasure.......2006-03-03
Eating New Orleans is a feast--a terrific read brimming everything that's worth knowing about the Crescent City's unique universe of food. It deliverse a full course meal of facts, legends, and stories, seasoned with portraits of the people, unique ingredients, and classic dishes that make New Orleans a place unlike any other in the world. Mr. Johnson writes about his city with extraordinary insight, knowledge, humor, and passion. Before Katrina this book had tremendous practical value. Now it is a treasure. It provides a unique and precious window into a world in transition: a history of what was, a handbook to what is, and a guide to the culinary world that we as Americans can and must revive, restore, and renew in this Living National Treasure of a City, New Orleans.
If you are to dine in New Orleans you must have this book.......2005-08-02
There is no more fun place to dine anywhere on earth than New Orleans, Louisiana. This book has great advice on all the restaurants one should consider and I mean all of them. You may be asking yourself what a Texas redneck knows about Creole food and I say plenty it has been a passion of mine for quite some time. Pableaux has done a fantastic job in this book and it is a must have if your into food in New Orleans. Dont leave home without this book if you are a novice on New Orleans cuisine.
Book Description
What are you having? A crisp Martini at the Rainbow Room? A Manhattan at the Oyster Bar in Grand Central? Cocktail culture was invented in New York City, and nothing says elegance and excitement like a special drink in New York.
Cocktails in New York brings you all the classics as well as the hippest new drinks, with signature recipes from the city's 100 finest eating and drinking establishments. You'll learn the celebrity-studded history of the city's watering holes, from the furtive glamour of F. Scott Fitzgerald-era speakeasies to the frenetic glitz of Jay McInerney's hangouts. You'll discover where tomorrow's trendy concoctions are being served today. Also included are tips from top bartenders-or "bar chefs" as they are now often called. Cocktails in New York supplies you with all you need to imbibe in truly cosmopolitan style-during a visit to New York and at home.
Customer Reviews:
A 'must' for cocktail lovers.......2005-09-07
Plenty of New York establishments have developed their own popular and custom cocktails or produce memorable classics, both of which are explored and celebrated in Cocktails In New York: Where To Find 100 Classics And How To Mix Them At Home. Both a travel guide to memorable New York establishments and a cookbook, Cocktails In New York comes packed with black and white photos of establishments, written descriptions of each cocktail's attributes, and insights on what makes each a cut above the norm. A 'must' for cocktail lovers.
Not the Ultimate cocktail recipe book it thinks it is.......2005-04-12
All told, this is an interesting book. A "not bad" read. The author says he's made the rounds of New York bars, taking notes and interviewing bartenders as he went. He's got some interesting cocktail trivia in here, making it a fun and interesting read. Recipe-wise, I didn't find anything laughably wrong, as in most bartending guides. I've been a bartender for 20 years and in the restaurant biz for 30 years.
This book leans toward the tiresome attitude found in so many who love New York for any number of valid reasons - that being "New York is the only place on earth to get - XYZ" News flash for Manhattanites - not true. It's true that few cities on earth can match or rival New York's glitz, money, glamor and sophistication but that doesn't make it the sole proprietor of a good martini.
Recipe-wise, this book gives you unmatched history and lore about most cocktails, and in many cases, the "real, authentic" recipe - WAY better than the tired, hugely out-of-date Mr. Boston's.
As I read this book it called to mind Julia Child's early cookbooks - so achingly authentic they were neither practical nor particularly useful. Julia Child once published a recipe that began "Six weeks before the date of the dinner party, begin preparing...." Huh?!? SIX WEEKS? What am I about to do? Raise my own steer?
This is akin to a recipe(from another source) for Duckling Rouennaise where the first step is to throttle (strangle) a live duck. (OK, clear that picture from your mind, and QUIT LAUGHING!)
Anthony Giglio does not instruct you strangle anything in this book, but a few recipes edge towards this ridiculous level of needless, non-functional authenticity.
If you harbor dreams of tending bar as a profession - this book will give you good background on your art - some of this stuff is stuff you ought to know. If you're curious about cocktail history and lore you'll enjoy this book - it's a fun read but does not serve as a reference manual for the novice wondering how to make a Bellini or a decent margarita - decent margaritas remain the provence of commercial establishments with access to commercial quality ingredients, like decent sour mix which is simply not available on the retail market. Given that, maybe this book's totally from scratch approach will do the trick for you. I haven't tried it and will unlikely ever have the time to invest.
To his credit even Giglio constantly reminds readers that his recipes are merely guides and he encourages experimentation. Good advice and he provides a good foundation for your experiments, Just don't "experiment" all night long, then send your guests packing, driving their own cars. The real pro knows when someone has had too much and ensures their safe conveyance home.
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