The Gentleman's Companion: Complete Edition Reprint Edition Contributor(s): Baker, Charles Henry (Author) |
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ISBN: 1626541124 ISBN-13: 9781626541122 Publisher: Echo Point Books & Media OUR PRICE: $23.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2015 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Travel | Food, Lodging & Transportation - General - Biography & Autobiography | Culinary - Cooking | Beverages - Alcoholic- General |
Physical Information: 1.03" H x 6" W x 9" (1.49 lbs) 464 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Charles Baker traveled the world in search of exotic food and drink in addition to interesting people with whom he could share them. Both drink travelogue and cookbook, The Gentleman's Companion is the summation of Baker's culinary and drinking experiences abroad. 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 captivating storyteller, wrote about food and drink for a number of well-known magazines. 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. This edition combines both volumes of the original work: The Exotic Cookery Book and The Exotic Drinking Book. |