Make Mine a Martini

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Kay Plunkett-Hogge. Make Mine a Martini

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Let me begin by saying this: I’m not a bartender, but I’ve known a few. And I don’t own a bar, but I’ve been to my fair share. I’ve stolen the keys to the Formosa, danced at the Bamboo Bar, frolicked at The Frolic Room, fallen backwards off my stool at Odeon, and behaved with perfect English rectitude while supping Claridge’s finest Martini. So I like to think I’ve picked up a thing or two about drinks and snacks, not all of it by osmosis.

And if there’s one thing I’ve learned, it’s that the cocktail isn’t just for when you’re ‘out’. There’s nothing better at the end of the week than a crisp Martini to round things off. It’s better still with a couple of snacks. And, even better than that, in the company of friends.

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I think the Fine and Dandy is a bit of a forgotten gem. It’s fresh and sophisticated, and its pale peach hue is a delight to behold. The thing is, I cannot find out where it came from. So, since every cocktail should have an origin story, here goes mine.

Fine and Dandy was a show written in 1930 by Kay Swift, the first woman to score a full Broadway musical, and a long-time paramour of the legendary George Gershwin. It was a massive hit, and its title number was covered by everyone from Charlie Parker to Barbra Streisand. So I’m going to stick my neck out and say the drink was named for it. On a side note, Kay Swift eloped with a rodeo cowboy in 1939. She sounds like my kind of girl.

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