Drinks for Deirdre

Went to one of my favorite Watering Holes to toast Deidre's Birthday.  Bemelmans Bar is in the Hotel Carlyle at Madison Ave. and 76th Street.  Functioning for more than 5 decades it has been recently restored to its Art Deco brilliance by Thierry Despont.  It has leather banquettes, nickel trimmed black glass tabletops, black granite bar, a 24 Karat gold leaf-covered ceiling, and a pianist.  Plus the only surviving Bemelmans' commission open to the public, 'Central Park'.  It covers the walls of the bar.

Ludwig Bemelmans, 4/27/1898 - 10/1/1962 was an Austrian-American author and illustrator.  He is best known for his six Madeline books.  Bemelmans Bar is most famous for its Sapphire Gin Martinis.  I enjoyed both.  Happy Birthday Deirdre!