The Martini No one really knows the true origins of the drink that E. B. White called the elixir of quietude. Some say a bartender invented it at the end of the 1800s in the town of Martinez, California. Others say other things. Too many people say too many things and I wish theyd stop. In the end it doesnt really matter. The only thing that matters is that the Martini exists. And to me it matters a great deal that it exists in its driest form. (The word Martini will always be capitalized within these pages.)

Taste by Stanley Tucci