FAERIEME is one womans journey of who and what she is, and why. We all ask ourselves the one burning question, Why am I here? Perhaps Faerieme can help discover the answer to that question. A not so young woman, finds herself part of a diff erent realm, and is propelled into having to learn her place, and her powers. She meets other faeries, and mythical creatures, learning that they are not fantasy but very much a reality. As her story unfolds you journey with her through interdimensional travel, and time dilation which then opens the veil between heaven and earth, erasing the lines that divide us all.
JAMES BEARD AWARD WINNER • An illustrated collection of nearly 300 cocktail recipes from the award-winning NoMad Bar, with locations in New York, Los Angeles, and Las Vegas. Originally published as a separate book packaged inside The NoMad Cookbook, this revised and stand-alone edition of The NoMad Cocktail Book features more than 100 brand-new recipes (for a total of more than 300 recipes), a service manual explaining the art of drink-making according to the NoMad, and 30 new full-color cocktail illustrations (for a total of more than 80 color and black-and-white illustrations). Organized by type of beverage from aperitifs and classics to light, dark, and soft cocktails and syrups/infusions, this comprehensive guide shares the secrets of bar director Leo Robitschek's award-winning cocktail program. The NoMad Bar celebrates classically focused cocktails, while delving into new arenas such as festive, large-format drinks and a selection of reserve cocktails crafted with rare spirits.
When last we heard of Jerry Russell he had just ended his employment with Bill Mucs in the story The Dance Teacher. What happens to Jerry Russell is chronicled in this sequel, A Bartender's Story.Welcome to The Stockyards Bar and Restaurant where the good and the bad mix together like anybody's favorite cocktail and, like any other respectable drinking establishment, the Stockyards has its regular clientele.The regulars at The Stockyard aren't any different, except that they also share a common love of community theatre, and occasionally will engage in some production that they all can reflect about afterwards at their favorite spot, The Stockyards.One of their members, fellow actor and part time playwright, William Dorn, has a moral dilemma to deal with. Allen Flesser, the man who molested William when he was nine, had been arrested on other sexual abuse charges and released due to lack of evidence. Flesser's transgressions left emotional scares on all of his victims and cost William years of therapy in an effort to put it all behind him, but his past had now come to haunt him.Faced with the injustice of these circumstances, William Dorn will concoct a solution that will put at risk the lives of every one of the regulars at The Stockyards as well as Jerry Russell and Ann Brill.
NOW a NETFLIX series entitled Special from Executive Producer JIM PARSONS starring RYAN O‘CONNELL as himself. From the beloved blogger turned voice of an online generation, an unforgettable and hilarious memoir-meets-manifesto exploring what it means to be a millennial gay man living with cerebral palsy, which VICE calls “a younger, gay version of Mary Karr's Lit.” People are obsessed with Ryan O’Connell’s blogs. With tens of thousands reading his pieces on Thought Catalog and Vice, watching his videos on YouTube, and hanging on to each and every #dark tweet, Ryan has established himself as a unique young voice who’s not afraid to dole out some real talk. He’s that candid, snarky friend you consult when you fear you’re spending too much time falling down virtual k-holes stalking your ex on Facebook or when you’ve made the all-too-common mistake of befriending a psycho while wasted at last night’s party and need to find a way to get rid of them the next morning. But Ryan didn’t always have the answers to these modern-day dilemmas. Growing up gay and disabled with cerebral palsy, he constantly felt like he was one step behind everybody else. Then the rude curveball known as your twenties happened and things got even more confusing. Ryan spent years as a Millennial cliché: he had dead-end internships; dabbled in unemployment; worked in his pajamas as a blogger; communicated mostly via text; looked for love online; spent hundreds on “necessary” items, like candles, while claiming to have no money; and even descended into aimless pill-popping. But through extensive trial and error, Ryan eventually figured out how to take his life from bleak to chic and began limping towards adulthood. Sharp and entertaining, I’m Special will educate twentysomethings (or other adolescents-at-heart) on what NOT to do if they ever want to become happy fully functioning grown-ups with a 401k and a dog.
PEABODY, Mass. (Release Date TBD) In the grand manner of Mario Puzos The Godfather, BUTCHIE, a novel by Anthony C. Tripari, will draw readers into a complex labyrinth of crime, revenge and retribution. This literary foray into the mafia underworld is the thrilling follow-up to the events in Triparis previous book, Fast Ball. Dante Panarelli, a player and a pawn in a sinister game of power, is killed in a motorboat explosion. The suspicious circumstances that surrounded his death left room for doubt among those he left behind. Was it an accident? Or was it a well-executed murder? Dantes uncle, Bruno Panarelli, will do anything to find out; even seek the help of Giulio Butchie Frischetti, a close friend of the Panarelli family. Intimidating and clever, Butchie is a made man who has carved his niche within Boston crime circles; leaving a trail of blood in his rise to power. Together they pick up the pieces of the puzzle behind Dantes untimely death but they must do so with extreme caution if they want to remain on top of their game. Roiling on a narrative that is riddled with unexpected dangers and twists, "BUTCHIE" will absorb readers into a shady world governed by crime families; a world reeking with treason and where the laws of the game are constantly broken and changed. Once started, this novel will be hard to put down.
Create your own artisanal "farm-to-glass" specialty cocktails using local, seasonal, unusual, and organic produce with this illustrated bartending guide from the renowned cocktail chef who is transforming modern mixology. Matthew Biancaniello, the former cocktail chef for the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel’s famous Library Bar, is creating cocktails the world has never tasted before. Going beyond the quotidian Whiskey Sour or Tom Collins, Biancaniello is mixing it up with imaginative drinks such as “The Heirloom Tomato Mojito”, a twenty-five-year-aged balsamic vinegar and strawberry libation named “The Last Tango in Modena,” and a fresh arugula-infused “Roquette.” One of the fastest-rising and most unique talents in the world of bartending, Biancaniello crafts exciting new drinks based on farm-fresh, seasonal, organic ingredients. A complement to farm-to-table dining, his fresh take on cocktails is ushering in a new age of drinking: “farm-to-glass”, and with the addition of his foraging and gardening methods, “ground to glass.” Captured in gorgeous full-color photographs, the libations in Eat Your Drink are both aesthetically beautiful and delicious. Eat Your Drink explores cocktails that push boundaries though never-before-imagined flavor combinations. Following Biancaniello’s lead, you too can learn to blend alcohol and food together to create an elevated cocktail experience that requires you to savor, explore and . . . eat your drink.
“Compelling... [A] sure-bet read-alike for Stephanie Danler’s Sweetbitter.” --Booklist A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK by BuzzFeed, Goodreads, Electric Lit, New York Post, LitHub, BookRiot, and Library Journal A fiercely relatable coming-of-age debut novel about an aspiring bartender at the perfect Brooklyn neighborhood bar Samantha definitely does not want to be a bartender. But after a breakup and breakdown in San Francisco, she decides to defer law school for a year to move to New York, crashing on her best friend’s couch. When she is offered a job at Joe’s Apothecary, a beloved neighborhood bar in Brooklyn, she tells herself it’s only temporary. As Sam learns more about bartending and gets to know the service industry lifers and loyal regulars at Joe’s, she is increasingly seduced by her new job. She finds acceptance in her tight-knit community and even begins a new relationship. But as the year draws to a close, destructive cycles from her past threaten to consume her again. Sam is increasingly pulled between the life she thought she wanted and the possibility of a different kind of future. How much is she willing to let go of to finally belong? Filled with cocktail recipes and bartending tips and tricks, this captivating, utterly original debut will quench your thirst.
Tara is divorced. Will she be able to lead a new life with this ugly tag on her? She decides to change her name and appearance and goes in search of a new life as Sasha. Sasha is all ready to take over her new life in Vancouver with her two roommates Ira and Nikki. She is running for the light but gets trapped in the flat she shares with her roommates who have stories of their own. The past chases her down even when she has a new name and new look. In a whirlwind of love, betrayal, and redemption, Sasha finds herself entangled in a complex web of emotions. Will she get what she wants? Is there room for hate when there is so much love? What wins? Tara who is Sasha now lives a second life in one life. Can she mimic her own creation that she has created? The Sasha!
2020 Gourmand Award in Spirits Gold Medal winner in the Independent Book Publishers Awards China is one of the world's leading producers and consumers of liquor, with alcohol infusing all aspects of its culture, from religion and literature to business and warfare. Yet to the outside world, China's most famous spirit, baijiu, remains a mystery. This is about to change, as baijiu is now being served in cocktail bars beyond its borders. Drunk in China follows Derek Sandhaus's journey of discovery into the world's oldest drinking culture. He travels throughout the country and around the globe to meet with distillers, brewers, snake-oil salesmen, archaeologists, and ordinary drinkers. He examines the many ways in which alcohol has shaped Chinese society and its rituals. He visits production floors, karaoke parlors, hotpot joints, and speakeasies. Along the way he uncovers a tradition spanning more than nine thousand years and explores how recent economic and political developments have conspired to push Chinese alcohol beyond the nation's borders for the first time. As Chinese society becomes increasingly international, its drinking culture must also adapt to the times. Can the West also adapt and clink glasses with China? Read Drunk in China and find out.
