Overview
THIS IS THE LONG-AWAITED BOOK written by Mr. Dick Bradsell. AKA Soho Cocktail Legend, Father of the London Cocktail revival, The Bartenders' Bartender, Cocktail King, Creative Genius, are some of the titles attributed to him-though he would have introduced himself as Dick or perhaps Rosie Smudge or Cassandra the Wizard or Dungeon Master or.... This is not a cocktail book or a bar manual. Dick believed that others were better at writing those than him. Although incomplete and missing his final signature of approval, this book of thoughts, soundbites and (many) cocktails is part of his legacy. Compiled and carefully reconstructed from his own writings, his words (and his opinions) from his incalculable notebooks, personal letters, and scraps of paper span almost four decades are reproduced in the raw so all the feeling and emotion of his thoughts are left in their finest unedited, unpolished form. Photos from private collections and his own artwork are sprinkled throughout as playful as they appeared in his notebooks. A tribute to his family and many friends who shaped his tread in life and supported him for better and for worse, in mind, spirit, and body. Ultimately, it is a celebration of the life and work of a proud British bartender, named Richard Arthur Bradsell.
Full Product Details
Author: Dick Bradsell ,
Anistatia R Miller ,
Jared M Brown
Publisher: Jared Brown
Imprint: Jared Brown
Dimensions:
Width: 17.80cm
, Height: 1.90cm
, Length: 25.40cm
Weight: 0.771kg
ISBN: 9781907434570
ISBN 10: 1907434577
Pages: 228
Publication Date: 30 June 2022
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
Grinning from ear to ear reading Dicktales or Thankyous and Sluggings by the late great Dick Bradsell. This rackety, messy, joyful scrapbook makes me rather feel that we have forgotten how to live - or to have fun - in some ways....What a wonderful record of a different time and place. -Alice Lascelles, Financial Times and The Sunday Times Dicktales is an extraordinary accomplishment. At its heart it's actually a scholarly work, the result of painstaking research into the personal jottings, reflections and drawings of Mr Bradsell, by messers Miller and Brown. As a book, though, it transcends the scholarly to the emotional, inviting us into the very personal, joyous and inspiring world of the man through his own unique voice. There is a mouth-watering amount of detail - covering his lifetime experiences, unique observations on the bar scene, favourite music and his copious recipes - oh, yes those fabulous, iconic creations. -Sandrae Lawrence, The Cocktail Lovers
"""Grinning from ear to ear reading Dicktales or Thankyous and Sluggings by the late great Dick Bradsell. This rackety, messy, joyful scrapbook makes me rather feel that we have forgotten how to live - or to have fun - in some ways....What a wonderful record of a different time and place.""-Alice Lascelles, Financial Times and The Sunday Times ""Dicktales is an extraordinary accomplishment. At its heart it's actually a scholarly work, the result of painstaking research into the personal jottings, reflections and drawings of Mr Bradsell, by messers Miller and Brown. As a book, though, it transcends the scholarly to the emotional, inviting us into the very personal, joyous and inspiring world of the man through his own unique voice. There is a mouth-watering amount of detail - covering his lifetime experiences, unique observations on the bar scene, favourite music and his copious recipes - oh, yes those fabulous, iconic creations.""-Sandrae Lawrence, The Cocktail Lovers"
