By way of adding gravitas to this seasonal food & drink special, the Weasel is contributing an important piece of historical research. The volume that prompted this exercise is a Jazz Age classic that ranks alongside The Great Gatsby, Fiesta and Vile Bodies. It is the Savoy Cocktail Book, written in 1930 by Harry Craddock, who presided over the hotel’s American Bar during t... Full text
Christopher Hirst is a freelance journalist who lives mostly in south London and occasionally in North Yorkshire. In 2005, he was Glenfiddich Food Writer of the Year and runner-up in 2007. He is currently writing a book about the experience of cooking with his wife (aka Mrs W) which is due to be published by Fourth Estate next May.
Lucinda Rogers is an illustrator more commonly known for reportage drawing and specialises in drawing cities, in particular New York and London’s East End where she lives. In July The Independent published her drawings of scenes at the Hop Farm Festival. New east London work will appear in the next issue of Case da Abitare magazine.
Drawings © Lucinda Rogers. Words © Christopher Hirst. Website by With Associates.