{"product_id":"last-call-brad-thomas-parsons-9780399582769","title":"Last Call: Bartenders on Their Final Drink and the Wisdom and Rituals of Closing Time","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the James Beard Award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eBitters\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAmaro\u003c\/i\u003e comes this poignant, funny, and often elegiac exploration of the question, What is the last thing you'd want to drink before you die?, with bartender profiles, portraits, and cocktail recipes.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJAMES BEARD AWARD FINALIST - WINNER OF THE TALES OF THE COCKTAIL SPIRITED AWARD(R) - NAMED ONE OF THE BEST COOKBOOKS OF THE YEAR BY \u003ci\u003eCHICAGO TRIBUNE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEveryone knows the parlor game question asked of every chef and food personality in countless interviews: What is the last meal you'd want to eat before you die? But what does it look like when you pose the question to bartenders? In \u003ci\u003eLast Call\u003c\/i\u003e, James Beard Award-winning author Brad Thomas Parsons gathers the intriguing responses from a diverse range of bartenders around the country, including Guido Martelli at the Palizzi Social Club in Philadelphia (he chooses an extra-dry Martini), Joseph Stinchcomb at Saint Leo in Oxford, Mississippi (he picks the Last Word, a pre-Prohibition-era cocktail that's now a cult favorite), and Natasha David at Nitecap in New York City (she would be sipping an extra-salty Margarita). The resulting interviews and essays reveal a personal portrait of some of the country's top bartenders and their favorite drinks, while over 40 cocktail recipes and stunning photography make this a keepsake for barflies and cocktail enthusiasts of all stripes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eLast Call \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" Parsons] captures the people and places through stunning photographs and prose. Like a perfectly balanced cocktail, it is equal parts cocktail recipes, travelogue and mixtape.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Atlanta Journal-Constitution\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Measure equal parts travelogue, tell-all, discography, and cocktail companion--in service of an obituary of all patrons--and you have \u003ci\u003eLast Call\u003c\/i\u003e; Brad Thomas Parsons's best book yet. Through soulful photos and gritty interviews, he and photographer Ed Anderson capture the rawness, vulnerability, and ecstasy of the metamorphosis between the end of a guest's night and the beginning of a bartender's.\"\u003cb\u003e--Jim Meehan, author of \u003ci\u003eMeehan's Bartender Manual \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe PDT Cocktail Book \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This book is a delight. \u003ci\u003eLast Call \u003c\/i\u003eshows us the sense of community evoked by bartenders across the country, whose wisdom and tenderness are captured here both in words and beautiful photographs. It made me--an erstwhile bartender and faithful customer--happy to remember that we all have nights when we unexpectedly hear the words 'last call, ' and that noble and fascinating bartenders are out there waiting to share it with us.\"\u003cb\u003e--Alan Cumming \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Brad Thomas Parsons\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0399582762\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780399582769\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ten Speed Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/22\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.10h x 8.10w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2019 pg. 92","brand":"Brad Thomas Parsons","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44048283730175,"sku":"9780399582769","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c065d992-34cc-4a97-aae6-29b50c934289.jpg?v=1684994927","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/last-call-brad-thomas-parsons-9780399582769","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}