If you’re enjoying a margarita today for National Margarita Day, you can thank John Wayne. Yes, the Duke. Mark Bailey’s Of All The Gin Joints features the perfect Margarita recipe along with the story of the Margarita’s not-so-humble beginnings: “[John] Wayne was, if you can believe it, one of the very first drinkers to try a margarita.Continue reading

The annual Oscar Awards show means it’s time to party like a Hollywood star. No, don’t expect anyone to ask you who you’re wearing. And TMZ won’t be tracking your every move. But Of All the Gin Joints by Mark Bailey and Edward Hemingway will help you drink like an Academy Award winner. Use thisContinue reading

Algonquin cordially invites you to our cocktail party to end all cocktail parties — spanning space, time, and chapters. Time: Always, forever, now showing. Where: Hollywood, The Golden Era. The Hosts: Mark Bailey and Edward Hemingway who have welcomed us all into their new book, Of All the Gin Joints. “This book is like being atContinue reading

We waited as long as we could. We know it’s not happy hour yet. Heck, it’s not even tea time. But it is time to get the party started, time to celebrate publication day for Of All the Gin Joints! This book provides many happy hours, after all, as we stumble our way through HollywoodContinue reading

The golden days of Hollywood featured celebrities with larger-than-life personalities and even grander drinking habits. Mark Bailey dives deep into Tinseltown lore, revealing the legendary alcohol-fueled fights, drunken seductions and movie set sagas — brought to life by Edward Hemingway’s spirited illustrations — in Of All the Gin Joints. This book is like having your ownContinue reading

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