Filled with wry humor and prickly observations of the lounge culture, past and present, this fully illustrated cookbook covers everything the sophisticated man requires, from mixing poetent after-dinner drinks to breakfast for two. Reprint.

Interest in lounge culture is nearly as high as during the golden age of the '50s and '60s. And even lounge lizards have to eat -- and drink. This humorous guide to entertaining, first published in 1950, is a retro period piece that will satisfy the most discriminating tastes, no matter how pickled. Recipes are presented entirely in pictures, step by step, from conception to perfection -- and all with deliciously dry wit. Easy-to-make breakfasts-for-two, canapes, barbecue suppers, picnic food, midnight repasts, and, of course, drinks -- before-dinner drinks, drinks with dinner, after-dinner drinks, and drinks having nothing to do with meals -- are ideal for men with kitchen "no"-how!