Like Rindell's bestselling debut, The Other Typist,
Three-Martini Lunch is a rollicking period piece that builds to a magnificent crescendo.
Three-Martini Lunch
Although the beginning of the end for the cocktail culture was in sight, the post-war boom signaled corporate expansion and the
three-martini lunch, and James Bond (aka Agent 007) insisted that his vodka martinis be "shaken, not stirred."
Sleek shakers of a bygone era
Forget diets and deprivation--they're as old hat as the
three-martini lunch. For today's health-conscious executive, power dining is about moderation and smart choices.
Power dining: from carrot juice to grilled fish - executives on the go are eating smarter
Not so very long ago, he said, reinsurance premiums were calculated on the back of a napkin in a bar, often after a
three-martini lunch.
Model brains in Bermuda
The
three-martini lunch write-off is back for the yacht club set.
The Great Tax Giveaway
(8) At best, the President's proposal is a blunt instrument: the disallowance would apply equally to both the sandwiches consumed during an all-day business meeting and the proverbial "
three-martini lunch."
President Clinton's proposals for public investment and deficit reduction
Most dispiriting episode: The greatest tragedy in showbiz was the demise of the
three-martini lunch and the popularity of iced tea.
Eliminating self-importance
No longer in the West, at least are ad deals cut on lush green golf courses or over
three-martini lunches on Madison Avenue by suave ad men.
NON-FICTION: MAD MEN VERSUS MATH MEN
The book is written in a breezy, almost gossipy style that presents all the egos, sexuality, power struggles,
three-martini lunches, and, of course, the campaign stories a reader would expect.
Feminism, the Single Girl, and the expanding female workplace
We are approaching a world where the majority of digital advertising dollars can flow without
three-martini lunches, phones, or fax machines in the picture.
Fair trade: people willingly share the data that helps advertising power the Web
Pete thinks elder partner Roger Sterling is a has-been--although Roger's expertise at schmoozing prospects over
three-martini lunches is part of what built SCDP.
7 business lessons learned from "Mad Men"
Wilder's manic habit of pacing back and forth, while holding a riding stick, not to mention partaking in
three-martini lunches, proved too much for Chandler, who broke his sobriety soon after they finished.
Double Indemnity
He even damns "
three-martini lunches." not realizing that they died with Dean Martin.
I'll Be Short: Essentials for a Decent Working Society
Mind you, this was in the early 1970s, when
three-martini lunches and cigars were part of American corporate culture.
High-touch manager: Clinton Arnoldus breaks tradition as the first non-Japanese chief of Central Pacific Bank. (Infocus)
Restaurants and hotels want taxpayers to subsidize 100 percent of the cost of their customers'
three-martini lunches and golf junkets.
Big Pharma's Payoff