Indochine: Stories, Shaken and Stirred [Hardcover]

Salman Rushdie (Author), Moby (Author), Julianne Moore (Author), Bob Colacello (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 3, 2009

The restaurant Indochine has gone from trendsetting pioneer in the mid-1980s to established scene-maker in the 1990s, to the iconic status it holds today. With spectacular images presented by some of the most renowned photographers, celebrities, and writers, Indochine celebrates twenty-five years of being an important legacy in New York’s downtown social swirl, where celebrities rub elbows with downtown hipsters, uptown moguls mix with East Village club kids, and fashion designers with artists and gallery owners. Vintage photographs from the 1980s and ’90s are mixed with contemporary collages and Polaroids taken during Indochine’s most notorious private parties. Stories by Salman Rushdie, Moby, Julianne Moore, and Bob Colacello are combined with photographs by Patrick McMullan, Roxanne Lowit, and Patrick Demarchelier, along with artworks by Francesco Clemente, Helmut Lang, Tom Sachs, Ruben Toledo, Narciso Rodriguez, Ross Bleckner, and Julian Schnabel, among many more.

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New York’s iconic downtown restaurant Indochine celebrates its 25th anniversary. This beautifully designed book captures the social mix of uptown’s tastemakers with downtown’s artists and is a must-have for followers of art, fashion, pop culture, and food lovers of all kinds.

About the Author

A favorite with New Yorkers and world travelers since its opening in 1984, Indochine is a timeless classic that combines stylish ambience, tropical décor, and exotic French-Vietnamese cuisine.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 192 pages
• Publisher: Rizzoli (November 3, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0847832589
• ISBN-13: 978-0847832583
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 1.3 x 10.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,086,491 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Not a Cookbook, more of an Artbook, October 28, 2010

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This review is from: Indochine: Stories, Shaken and Stirred (Hardcover)

Indonchine is an amazing NY restaurant. I was hoping this was more of a cookbook, and/or theory-behind-the-restaurant book, but sadly it is not. It's a picture book, with not so great pictures in haphazardly organized fashion. More style over substance. However, that being said, there are two pages of key recipes and cocktail recipes that save it in the end. If you have ever had their signature house martini - you will understand why these last two pages make the book purchase worthwhile.