Eddie Muller's Noir Bar: Cocktails Inspired by the World of Film Noir [Hardcover]

Cocktail connoisseur Eddie Mullerhost of TCM'sNoir Alleyand one of the world's leading authorities on film noirtakes film buffs and drinks enthusiasts alike on a spirited tour through the dark city of film noir in this stylish book packed with cocktail recipes and noir lore.

Eddie Muller'sNoir Barpairs carefully curated classic cocktails and modern noir-inspired libations with behind-the-scenes anecdotes and insights on 50 film noir favorites. Some of the cocktails are drawn directly from the films: If you've seenIn a Lonely Placeand wondered whats in a Horses Necknow youll know. If youre watchingPickup on South Streetyoull find out what its director, Sam Fuller, actually drank off-screen.

Didnt know thatNightmare Alleys Joan Blondell inspired a cocktail? It may become a new favorite.

Meanwhile, Rita Hayworth is toasted with a Sailor Beware, an original concoction which, like the film that inspired it (The Lady From Shanghai), is unique, complex, and packs a wallop. ?

Featuring dozens of movie stills, poster art, behind-the-scenes imagery, and stunning cocktail photography,Noir Baris both a stylish and exciting excursion through classic cinemas most popular genre.

Eddie Muller, aka the “Czar of Noir,” is the host of TCM’sNoir Alley, and the prolific author of novels, biographies, plays, films, and movie histories, includingDark City: Revised and Expanded Editionand the children's bookKid Noir. He also programs and hosts the Noir City film festival series, curates museums, and provides commentary for television, radio, and DVDs. As founder of the Film Noir Foundation, Muller has been instrumental in restoring and preserving dozens of lost noir classics. He resides in the San Francisco Bay Area in California.