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Jeff Berry

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One of Imbibe magazine’s “25 Most Influential Cocktail Personalities of the Past Century,” Jeff “Beachbum” Berry is the author of five books on vintage Tiki drinks and cuisine, which Los Angeles magazine has called “the keys to the tropical kingdom.” He’s been profiled in the New York Times, Salon.com, Wine Enthusiast magazine, the New Orleans Times-Picayune, and the Miami Sun-Sentinel; he’s also been featured in the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Post, and W magazine.

Jeff’s original cocktail recipes have been printed in publications around the world, most recently Bon Appetit and Fine Cooking magazines, Food & Wine Cocktails 2010, and the 67th edition of the Mr. Boston Official Bartenders Guide.

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Books by Jeff Berry

Average rating: 4.51 · 84 ratings · 9 reviews · 5 distinct works

	Sippin' Safari: In Search of the Great "Lost" Tropical Drink Recipes... and the People Behind Them 4.74 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2007	My rating:
	Beachbum Berrys Grog Log by Jeff Berry (Goodreads Author), Craig Pape (Editor), Bosko (Illustrator) 4.52 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 1998	My rating:
	Beachbum Berrys Intoxica 4.44 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2002	My rating:
	Beach Bum Berry Remixed by Jeff Berry (Goodreads Author), Dan Vado (Editor) 4.83 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2009	My rating:
	Beachbum Berry's Taboo Table: Tiki Cuisine from Polynesian Restaurants of Yore 3.70 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2005	My rating:

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Introduction to "Sippin' Safari" (Cooking, Food & Wine)

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Description: This is the introduction to my latest book, which is about vintage tropical drinks and the people behind them.

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Jeff gave to: The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry by Jon Ronson	My rating:
Jun 20, 2011 03:52pm
Jeff liked Donna's review of The Psychopath Test: " Saw the interview on 'John Stewart', then ordered it like a cubic zirconia tennis bracelet from The Shopping Channel. I got a slow start with it. The Kindle app formatting is kinda shitty. stray lines. Typos. I kept asking myself whether anybody c... " Read more of this review »
Jun 20, 2011 03:52pm · see review
Jeff made a comment on Donna's review of The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry "It's even better on audio book ... Ronson has the pitch-perfect timing of a good standup comedian "
Jun 20, 2011 03:52pm · see review
Jeff made a comment on Donna's review of Parting the Waters: Martin Luther King and the Civil Rights Movement, 1954-63 ""History and TV trays are forever inseparable in my mind." :-) "
Mar 27, 2011 08:05am · see review
Jeff liked Donna's review of Parting the Waters: " Did not dock a star for the 20 missing pages in the paperback edition I read. Accidents will happen. I missed some childhood. I enjoyed how smoothly this was written--the thing is huge, so it was nice bonus while I propped up the brick, that it wa... " Read more of this review »
Mar 27, 2011 08:05am · see review
Jeff made a comment on his review of Now and Then: From Coney Island to Here "Joe does indeed have that look :-) "
Mar 19, 2011 01:42pm · see review
Jeff gave to: White Slaves of the Nootka: The Adventures and Sufferings of John R Jewitt While a Captive of the Nootka Indians 1803-05 by John R Jewitt	My rating:
Mar 18, 2011 04:07pm
Jeff gave to: Under the Mountain Wall by Peter Matthiessen	My rating:
Mar 18, 2011 04:06pm
Jeff gave to: Two Years Before the Mast: A Sailor's Life at Sea by Richard Henry Dana Jr.	My rating:
Can't believe it took me so long to get around to this one ... vivid and completely absorbing.
Mar 18, 2011 04:05pm · see review
Jeff gave to: Now and Then: From Coney Island to Here by Joseph Heller	My rating:
Could have done with less "Coney Island" and more "Here." When he gets around to his adult life, the book finally takes off ...
Mar 18, 2011 04:02pm · see review