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All about Gary & Mardee |
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Gary Regan and Mardee Haidin Regan specialize in writing about spirits and
cocktails. Mardee is also a food and kitchen equipment specialist as well as a co-producer of The Happy Hour with Paul Pacult and Gary Regan.
The Regans' work,
both separately and together, has appeared in publications such as Food & Wine, Playboy, The Wine Spectator, The Wine Enthusiast, Martha Stewart Living, All About Beer, Wine & Spirits, Food Arts, The San Francisco Chronicle, The Malt
Advocate, Wine & Spirit International, The Chicago Tribune, New York Newsday,
Travel & Leisure, Eating Well, New York Woman, Good Food, and Diversion. |
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The Regans currently have three books in the marketplace: The Book of Bourbon and Other Fine American Whiskeys, New Classic Cocktails, and The Martini
Companion.
Gary Regan is also the author of The Bartender's Bible ($12.95, Harper/Collins,
1991)
The Bartender's Bible has sold over 300,000 copies world-wide and has been called the classic cocktail recipe book. The book contains 1,001 cocktail recipes in addition to anecdotes, production notes, and instructions on how to set up a home bar.
To order The Bartender's Bible call 1-212-207-7188.
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The Book of Bourbon and Other Fine American Whiskeys, ($29.95, Chapters
Publishers, 1995).
This book was nominated for a Julia Child Cookbook Award in
1996, and because it drew so much attention to Kentucky, the Regans were
inducted into the Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels that same year.
The Book of Bourbon covers the History of American Whiskey; How to Taste
Whiskey, An A to Z Guide to American Whiskeys, A Whiskey Primer, An A to Z
Guide to American Whiskey Makers, Whiskey Cocktails, Cooking with Whiskey, and
traveling around whiskey country.
"Fascinating. . .No library can call itself complete without this brilliantly
researched work," Irena Chalmers, author of The Great Food Almanac.
"A must-have for anyone who is a fan of American whiskey," The Bourbon
Country Reader.
To order The Book of Bourbon and Other Fine American Whiskeys call: 1-800-225-3362.
New Classic Cocktails, ($21.00, Macmillan, 1997).
A lavishly illustrated book
containing recipes for 50 new cocktails gathered from bartenders and chefs
throughout the U.S.A.
Contributors include Chef Paul Prudhomme, Dale DeGroff
from New York's RAINBOW!, Chef Rick Bayless from Chicago's Topolobampo and
Frontera Grill, and Chef Bradley Ogden from The Lark Creek Inn, Larkspur,
California.
To order New Classic Cocktails call 1-800-428-5331.
The Martini Companion, ($19.95, Running Press, 1997).
The Regans believe that
they have traced the history of the Martini back to its earliest roots in this illustrated
guide to the world's most sophisticated cocktail. The book includes instructions on
how to make a perfect Martini; the histories of gin, vodka, and vermouth; Martini
variation recipes from bars across America, and reviews and ratings of over 50
bottlings of gin, vodka, and vermouth.
To order The Martini Companion call: 1-800-345-5359
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