"This is the Best Damn Drink/Music Book on the Planet....We're naturally excited about the new book by the brother and sister team of Andre and Tenaya Darlington, which pairs 70 seminal albums from the 1950s through the 2000s with A- and B-side cocktails."--
Paste Magazine". . . a unique take that grabs your attention like a record scratch in a monotony of drink books."
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- TastingTable.com (The Best New Cookbooks for Spring 2018)"
Booze and Vinyl is easily flippable and built perfectly for the coffee table or the record shelf. Music and cocktail fans should pick it up."--
-Drinkhacker.com"A groovy, gorgeous gulp of a book. You'll never use an album cover as a coaster again."--
-Tim Federle, bestselling author of Tequila Mockingbird: Cocktails with a Literary Twist"Brother-and-sister authors André Darlington and Tenaya Darlington want to enhance your music listening experience, one drink at a time, with
Booze and Vinyl. Their book isn't just a sonic exploration of music's greatest hits of the past 60 years - it's also a thoughtful retrospective on how popular cocktails became a part of American culture."--
-Washington Post Express"If you're looking for an album education, a trip down memory lane or simply a fun entry point into the world of vinyl, pick up Tenaya and André Darlington's new book...We suspect the book will nudge along a resurgence of listening parties, complete with just the right cocktails to set the mood."--
Edible Philly"Listening to the entire
Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust LP, side A then side B, would be that much better with a perfectly paired cocktail.
Purple Rain, too.
Booze & Vinyl goes in deep on years of classic music with drink recipes to match."
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- Esquire.com"Talk about taking rockin' cocktails to the next level,
Booze & Vinyl will make you want to sip, stir and dance the night away."--
-Spy.com
The renaissance of vinyl remains strong and has brought back the listening session: playing one album, all the way through, preferably with a drink in hand. Booze and Vinyl -- a collection of groundbreaking albums paired with mood-setting mixed drinks -- is sure to please both fans of great music and cocktail enthusiasts.
From the Publisher
Andre and Tenaya Darlington are coauthors of The New Cocktail Hour and Turner Classic Movies: Movie Night Menus. They grew up flipping their parents' records on a Thorens turntable. Follow them at www.thedarlingtons.com.
Andre is a drinks, food, and travel writer. He has been an award-winning restaurant critic and wine and cocktail columnist. In a former life, he was a bass player and DJ.
Tenaya is a food writer, blogger, journalist, and educator in Philadelphia. She pens the blog Madame Fromage (madamefromageblog.com) and is the author of The Di Bruno Bros. House of Cheese. By day, she teaches writing at Saint Joseph's University.
About the Author
Andre and Tenaya Darlington are coauthors of The New Cocktail Hour and Turner Classic Movies: Movie Night Menus. They grew up flipping their parents' records on a Thorens turntable. Follow them at www.thedarlingtons.com.
Andre is a drinks, food, and travel writer. He has been an award-winning restaurant critic and wine and cocktail columnist. In a former life, he was a bass player and DJ.
Tenaya is a food writer, blogger, journalist, and educator in Philadelphia. She pens the blog Madame Fromage (madamefromageblog.com) and is the author of The Di Bruno Bros. House of Cheese. By day, she teaches writing at Saint Joseph's University.