Synopses & Reviews
New Orleans natives Rickey and G-man are lifetime friends and down-and-out line cooks desperate to make a quick buck. When Rickey concocts the idea of opening a restaurant in their alcohol-loving hometown where every dish packs a spirited punch, they know they're on their way to the bank. With some wheeling and dealing, a slew of great recipes, and a few lucky breaks, Rickey and G-man are soon on their way to opening Liquor, their very own restaurant. But first they need to pacify a local crank who doesn't want to see his neighborhood disturbed, sidestep Rickey's deranged ex-boss, rein in their big-mouth silent partner before he runs amok, and stay afloat in a stew of corruption in a town well known for its bottom feeders.
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"Once both cult-worshipped and mainstream-reviled for her edgy investigations into supernatural and human horror, Brite, now more concerned with the more-or-less ordinary side of life and her home turf of New Orleans, emerges as a writer of honesty and wit." Publishers Weekly
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"[A] high-energy tale of restaurant intrigue....Brite serves up course after course of culinary passion and politics, sauteed in humor and garnished with the history of the Big Easy." Booklist
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"Aside from descriptions of original alcohol-soaked viands, this outing finds Brite restrained to bloodlessness....The author brings more energy to her cooking...than to her plot....Showy, but seldom the great Balzac Ian roars of kitchen hell." Kirkus Reviews
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"[A] funny, surprisingly suspenseful story informed by Brite's sure, sympathetic eye....[A]n engaging, sometimes moving portrait of two young men discovering their place in the world, and doing the work they were born to do." The Washington Post Book World
Synopsis
A manic, spicy romp through the kitchens, dive bars, and drug deals of New Orleans, Liquor is equal parts ambition, scandal, Cajun hot sauce, cocaine, crayfish, and murder, served straight up.
Synopsis
Two line cooks decide to open their own restaurant in New Orleans in the second book in the Rickey and G-Man series by novelist Poppy Z. Brite. New Orleans natives Rickey and G-man are lifetime friends and down-and-out line cooks desperate to make a quick buck. When Rickey concocts the idea of opening a restaurant in their alcohol-loving hometown where every dish packs a spirited punch, they know they're on their way to the bank. With some wheeling and dealing, a slew of great recipes, and a few lucky breaks, Rickey and G-man are soon on their way to opening Liquor, their very own restaurant. But first they need to pacify a local crank who doesn't want to see his neighborhood disturbed, sidestep Rickey's deranged ex-boss, rein in their big-mouth silent partner before he runs amok, and stay afloat in a stew of corruption in a town well known for its bottom feeders.
A manic, spicy romp through the kitchens, back alleys, dive bars, and drug deals of the country's most sublimely ridiculous city, author Poppy Z. Brite masterfully shakes equal parts ambition, scandal, cocaine, and murder, and serves Liquor straight up, with a twist.
About the Author
Poppy Z. Brite is the author of a dozen books, including Lost Souls, Drawing Blood, and Exquisite Corpse. Liquor is her first book set in the restaurant world. She lives in New Orleans with her husband, Chris, a chef.