Leslie Zemeckis's Blog - Posts Tagged "cocktails"
The Lives and Loves of Daisy and Violet Hilton
The sidecar:
1 1/2 oz Cognac
1 oz triple sec orange liqueur
1/2 oz fresh lemon juice
Lemon twist for garnish
Rim a chilled cocktail glass with sugar.
Shake ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice cubes.
Strain, pour and garnish with twist.
Sit back and read Dean Jensen's loving bio.
Another fascinating glimpse into a bygone era of American entertainment. Incredibly written and researched. I love Dean's voice.I was haunted by this work. I had never heard of Daisy and Violet Hilton. Boy do I know about them now (I would devote a couple years to making a documentary on them and interviewing Mr. Jensen who has an incredible brain for dates and names). From their beginnings in 1901 in Brighton, England through their deaths in 1969 Jensen is enthralling in this biography.
Like the author himself the book is articulate, funny, sad, non-judgmental. Jensen recreates the world of carnivals and vaudeville. The twins lives themselves is ultimately sad, but their spirit and those around them – for better or worse shines through.
1 1/2 oz Cognac
1 oz triple sec orange liqueur
1/2 oz fresh lemon juice
Lemon twist for garnish
Rim a chilled cocktail glass with sugar.
Shake ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice cubes.
Strain, pour and garnish with twist.
Sit back and read Dean Jensen's loving bio.
Another fascinating glimpse into a bygone era of American entertainment. Incredibly written and researched. I love Dean's voice.I was haunted by this work. I had never heard of Daisy and Violet Hilton. Boy do I know about them now (I would devote a couple years to making a documentary on them and interviewing Mr. Jensen who has an incredible brain for dates and names). From their beginnings in 1901 in Brighton, England through their deaths in 1969 Jensen is enthralling in this biography.
Like the author himself the book is articulate, funny, sad, non-judgmental. Jensen recreates the world of carnivals and vaudeville. The twins lives themselves is ultimately sad, but their spirit and those around them – for better or worse shines through.
Behind Closed Doors
Pour a Cucumber Pimm's Cup
2 c lemondae
1 lrge cucumber sliced
1 c Pimm's No. 1
1 c ginger ale
crushed mint
mix and refrigerate - then settle down to this fascinating story of the last days of the Duchess of Windsor. Whatever you may have thought of her you will feel sorry for how taken advantage she was - kept prisoner - her jewels etc stolen - by her atty and staff. We perhaps will never know everything that went on as she lay in bed shuttered in the house but Vickers does a wonderful job of ferreting out Wallis' sad unhappy and unhealthy ending.
2 c lemondae
1 lrge cucumber sliced
1 c Pimm's No. 1
1 c ginger ale
crushed mint
mix and refrigerate - then settle down to this fascinating story of the last days of the Duchess of Windsor. Whatever you may have thought of her you will feel sorry for how taken advantage she was - kept prisoner - her jewels etc stolen - by her atty and staff. We perhaps will never know everything that went on as she lay in bed shuttered in the house but Vickers does a wonderful job of ferreting out Wallis' sad unhappy and unhealthy ending.
