So many ways to repackage film noir, and it was probably inevitable that a book about noir and booze would happen...so good on Eddie for mashing up several of his other volumes to serve up a cocktail snack of a volume that ties libations to licentiousness...

Here's the blurb you'll see at Barnes & Noble:

Eddie Muller--host of TCM's Noir Alley, one of the world's leading authorities on film noir, and cocktail connoisseur—takes film buffs and drinks enthusiasts alike on a spirited tour through the "dark city" of film noir in this stylish book packed with equal parts great cocktail recipes and noir lore.

Eddie Muller's Noir Bar pairs carefully curated classic cocktails and modern noir-inspired libations with behind-the-scenes anecdotes and insights on 50 film noir favorites. Some of the cocktails are drawn directly from the films: If you've seen In a Lonely Place and wondered what’s in a “Horse’s Neck”--now you’ll know. If you’re watching Pickup on South Street you’ll find out what its director, Sam Fuller, actually drank off-screen. Didn’t know that Nightmare Alley’s Joan Blondell inspired a cocktail? It may become a new favorite. Meanwhile, Rita Hayworth is toasted with a "Sailor Beware," an original concoction which, like the film that inspired it (The Lady From Shanghai), is unique, complex, and packs a wallop.

​Featuring dozens of movie stills, poster art, behind-the-scenes imagery, and stunning cocktail photography, Noir Bar is both a stylish and exciting excursion through classic cinema’s most popular genre.

Obligatory second-guess: the frothiness of this book makes me wonder why it wasn't targeted for a Christmas release. "Makes the perfect Xmas gift for your favorite noiraholic!!" seems like an irresistible slug line...and the timing of the release would put it in sync with the biggest of the NC festivals (Bay Area in January, Seattle in February, LA in April).

NOTE: Gary Meyer at EAT DRINK FILMS has frothed up the annual genuflection to NC from Ben Terrall with an illustrated preview of NOIR BAR that includes the same B&N blurb text quoted above. It also has YouTube videos showing Eddie in "his natural element"...