By André Darlington

By Turner Classic Movies

On Sale: Dec 27, 2016
Page Count: 248 pages
Publisher: Running Press
ISBN-13: 9780762460939

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Looking for a great idea for date night or to entertain friends? Elevate your movie night with a thematic spread!

Turner Classic Movies: Movie Night Menus spotlights thirty crowd-pleasing films from the 1930s through the ’80s, paired with signatures drinks and dishes that appear in, or are inspired by, each film’s setting and stars. Why not cue up Casablanca with some French 75s and a Moroccan-themed spread? Filled with entertaining tips and background on each film, dish, and cocktail, the book offers a unique culinary tour of movie history, including menus inspired by The Thin Man, The Philadelphia Story, Sunset Boulevard, Some Like It Hot, American Graffiti, Moonstruck, and many more.

Unique entertaining features include:
-Period-appropriate suggestions for table settings, attire, music, and party accents that take the guesswork out of hosting
-A variety of menus, from snacks and light bites, to date-night menus, to dinner parties that allow you to create both casual and more formal affairs
-Fashionable but quick appetizers and dessert suggestions to round out each theme
-“Watch for This” sidebars offering insider tips on notable moments in each film-party scenes, home design flourishes that inspired consumer trends, influential fashion, follow-up films, anecdotes, and more
-Drinks and dinner menus adaptable for larger groups if you’re planning to host an Oscar party or weekend bash

Fully illustrated with luscious food photography and evocative film stills, Movie Night Menus provides the perfect accompaniments and conversation pieces to round out a fun-filled evening.

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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. He is also the author of the Booze & Vinyl titles, as well as Bar Menu, Booze Cruise and more.

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.

Turner Classic Movies is the definitive resource for the greatest movies of all time. We entertain and enlighten to show how the entire spectrum of classic movies, movie history, and movie-making touches us all and influences how we think and live today.

Tenaya Darlington

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 http://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. He is also the author of the Booze & Vinyl titles, as well as Bar Menu, Booze Cruise and more.

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.

Turner Classic Movies is the definitive resource for the greatest movies of all time. We entertain and enlighten to show how the entire spectrum of classic movies, movie history, and movie-making touches us all and influences how we think and live today.

Learn more about this author

André Darlington

About the Author

André Darlington and Tenaya Darlington are the co-authors of Booze & Vinyl, Booze & Vinyl Vol. 2, and Turner Classic Movies: Movie Night Menus.

André Darlington is a food, drinks, and lifestyle writer based in North Carolina. He is the author of Bar Menu, Booze Cruise, Forbidden Cocktails, and Booze & Vinyl Country, among other food-and-drink titles.

Tenaya Darlington is a food writer and educator in Philadelphia. She is the author of The Di Bruno Bros. House of Cheese and Madame Fromage’s Adventures in Cheese.

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