The Unofficial Mad Men Cookbook
If you have ever watched Mad Men and are a fan – this is a great book. It has stories as well as recipes. Every time we watched this show I wanted a martini and my husband wanted an Old fashioned.
We still haven’t seen the final episodes of this series, waiting on Netflicks, but that didn’t keep me from enjoying this book.
There are recipes for so many good drinks: Old Fashions, martinis, Manhattans, Mimosas and more.
Food too! Oysters Rockefeller, crown rib roast, turkey tetrazzini, pineapple upside down cake……..you will love just flipping through the pages of this book.
In addition to the many good recipes are stories about the television show and cultural context about the world in the 1960s. It definitely wasn’t a good era to be a woman in the workplace. But as I watched the show I was amazed at how spot on they got the set designs. Everything from the attire to the decorations – lamps, tables, the smoking and drinking in the office, the bar ware…all of it rang true.
I am dating myself because yes, I grew up in the 60s. Well I was a child in the 1960s but I can’t tell you the number of times my husband and I would watch an episode and say, “Hey look, my grandmother had those tumblers or lamp” or whatever. Blast from the past here.
Time to mix up a couple of Manhattans and listen to the Beatles.
*I was lucky enough to win a copy of this book from Debra at Eliot’s Eats. Thank you, Debra!
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I’ve never watched the show but think I’d like this cookbook.
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If you were around during the 1960 era you will enjoy the memories. Loved the show too!
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I was a young kid, but I remember the 60’s. I may see if I can find reruns of Mad Men and give it a try.
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I’m currently watching Mad Men on and off, I’m sincerely glad I wasn’t even born then 🙂
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They treated women pretty poorly, didn’t they Carole? It was a different workplace to be sure. The show is good though, well acted.
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Ha! Nothing wrong with a post or two on drinking! And I had to laugh at your recognizing tableware — we were doing the same. And the clothes and the cars. I really loved this cookbook. So much fun to look through. We made a couple of cocktails too.
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There are so many good stories in that book!
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I’ve never seen the show either but the cookbook sure sounds fun.
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I was a latecomer to watching Mad Men, it had been on a few seasons before I ever saw it. The book is fun, Bermuda Onion!
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First I’ve heard of the show or the book, but sounds like fun. Don’t watch much tv, but will watch out for that cookbook.
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It’s a good show. We don’t have TV feed so we watched by ordering via Netflix
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It sounds just delightful! I watched the first few seasons, and then I just couldn’t stand the women’s situations so I quit. But I agree that the design, the clothes, the ambience was perfectly done.
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The woman in the workplace had it rough but that was the way of it back then, the cocktails were good in this book, so we’re the recipes 😀
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What fun! I enjoyed the series – it was funny just how shocking now some of the things that were common then are – like smoking, drinking at work, littering etc. cheers
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Sometimes I wish I could have a drink at work, Lol!!
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Cocktails and pineapple upside down cake — yum!
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I could eat a significant amount of a pineapple upside down cake!
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I need to look this one up – it could be great for our auction next year!
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What sort of auction do you host?
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What a good idea publishing a book to go with the series. Culturally-related food and drinks add depth to watching the show, plus would be fun for theme parties. I’ll have to see if some of my friends who are fans of Mad Men would be interested 🙂
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I like getting cookbooks that tie in with book or television series.
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