A Kitchen Confidential for the cocktail profession, Unvarnished is a fly-on-the-wall narrative peek at the joys, pains, and peculiarities of life behind the stick.
When it opened a decade ago, the acclaimed Los Angeles speakeasy The Varnish--owned, designed, and managed by award-winning cocktail aficionado Eric Alperin--quickly became the stylish standard bearer for modern bars.
Unvarnished is a candid, voice-driven, no-holds-barred lo.
Harper Wave Unvarnished: a gimlet-eyed look at life behind the bar, hardcover/eric alperin
