Pub Scene

The pub scene across the world is characterised by its casualwarmth and conviviality. It has none of the pretences or formalityof a restaurant or cocktail bar. It is the relaxed setting in whichfriends and strangers alike can choose to meet. The pub is where wego to celebrate a special occasion with a group of chums, but alsowhere we might go to flirt intimately with a prospective lover. Itis a comfortable destination for seeking out the company of others.Whether located on a street corner in the Scottish Highlands, Munich or New Zealand, a favourite pub is defined by its owndistinct atmosphere and character. Pubs are distinguished as much by their interior d�cor, asby the beer and liquor they sell and the customers that minglearound the bar. These qualities combine to give a 'local' itsparticular appeal, with a draw far beyond its immediate locality.These very unique, idiosyncratic attributes of pubs, which wereonce taken for granted, are now in real danger of extinction, asbar chains with standardised designs and drinks' menus arerolled out across city centres and main streets.

Turning its back on the trend towards homogeneity of today'swatering holes, Pub Scene celebrates the oftenexuberant, sometimes elegant d�cor, and always singular, wowfactor of public drinking places, whether they are big or small, traditional or contemporary. In her engaging and anecdotal style, author Jane Peyton describes some of the world's best looking pubs, including British Victorian Gin Palaces, classic Art NouveauBelgian caf� bars, Germany's Beloved bierkellers, Australia's amazing beachside beer-gardens and America'snotable brew-pubs. 

Author: Jane Peyton

Publisher: Academy 

Released Date: 2006

ISBN: 9780470018095