Visiting the underworld; the god Dionysus seeks the counsel of the dead tragedians Aeschylus and Euripides on how to bring good writing back to Athens. A fierce debate - full of scathing insults and literary satire - ensues between the two dramatists.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Moruzzi Does it Again!By M. ThakeryWow... Another fabulously descriptive; beautifully assembled work from Peter Moruzzi!Ive only had a few short hours to enjoy it so far; but what Ive seen has captured the essence of what I recall from my youth as the fine dining that took my family all over The city. I can still remember my Grandfather taking the family to Cattlemens; or Juniors; or the restaurant at the Skirvin Plaza. The is in the days when men wore suits to eat out; and your food was brought to you for inspection before the chef ever began preparation.From the diagram of the setup of a Table-side Caesar Salad cart (you can almost hear the wooden salad tongs scraping the inside of the pressed wooded bowl!) to the homage to Tiki with and entire chapter on the Mai-Kai; one of the most famous restaurants in the United States; it is so easy to get a sense of what many of the now long-gone American dining experiences must have been like.While Ive been a great fan of Peters since "Havana Before Castro..."; I have to give a hearty congratulations to his partner in this newest endeavor; Photographer Sven A. Kirsten. Its clear that Mr. Kirsten is passionate for his craft - many of the images that he provides in the book are nothing less than individual works of art...All in all I see this book as less of a guide to classic dining; and more of a challenge for the reader to experience as many of these windows on the past as they can. This feeling is compounded and confirmed upon getting to the end of the book and finding the ten-page "Directory of Classic American Restaurants" - That; or Peter is just trying to make me fat...Thanks guys - I love this book...3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Classic dining; Classic readingBy Charlie C. RoseIf you enjoy all things Mid-Century Modern; this book is a must have. All about the looks and feels of a dining era that is virtually gone from our bland society. Top restaurants reviewed from a time when service AND the customer mattered much more. Enjoy the trek down memory lane and visit the locations that still exist. Sven Kirsten also contributed and he knows urban archaeology like no other. The author is thorough and obviously follows his bliss when writing about the subject for which he holds a great passion.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Take me away...By JhollywdWhat a great book. Wishing a lot of places were still here. Id take a tour and visit all of them. Where did we become so obsessed with todays trendy restaurants from Hawaii to New York; where they treat you poorly as part of the greeting? I guess I am just getting old. Woes me... and the rest who like these old continental places too.