01 Dec AND YA GOTTA ORDER A MARTINI …
We’re delighted to announce that Story Farm is teaming up with the fourth-generation family owners of Musso & Frank Grill to create a gorgeous book celebrating the 100th anniversary of Hollywood’s oldest restaurant. Oh, the stories this place can tell, with the likes of everyone from Charlie Chaplin, Raymond Chandler, Marilyn Monroe and Alfred Hitchock to Johnny Depp, Keith Richards, Mila Kunis and countless others figuring into the mix. Then there’s the food (Flannel cakes for breakfast, anyone? Chicken potpie for lunch? And for dinner a primo steak?) Not to mention what is widely recognized as the best martini on planet earth? Novelist and Vanity Fair contributing writer Michael Callahan is penning the main narrative and LA-based writer David Futch is handling the many sidebars and anecdotes. Illustrations by Forida artist Rick Plummer. Photography by Jonpaul Douglass. And look for an essay from mystery novelist Michael Connelly about sitting at the Musso & Frank bar paying proper homage to those martinis. Due out in November 2018. (Photo credit) Jonpaul Douglass