Rick's Cafe: Bringing The Film Legend To Life In Casablanca [SIGNED, 1st Ed.]

Kriger, Kathy

ISBN 10: 0762772891 / ISBN 13: 9780762772896

Published by Lyons Press, Guilford, Connecticut, 2012

About this Item

Inscribed and Signed by the Author on the half-title page "To Kate Muir & Family - Please enjoy my "Casablanca" story. Kathy Kriger, 21 February 2013". xiv, 274pp, interspersed with recipes, bound in black paper over boards, with gilt still bright, binding and hinges tight. Other than the Author's inscriptions, there are NO LABELS, INSCRIPTIONS, NOR MARKINGS. The Dust Jacket is NOT price-clipped, and is housed in a protective mylar sleeve.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Rick's Cafe: Bringing The Film Legend To Life In Casablanca [SIGNED, 1st Ed.]
• Publisher: Lyons Press, Guilford, Connecticut
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0762772891
• ISBN 13: 9780762772896
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Signed: BOOK INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY AUT
• Seller catalogs:
  • BIO & AUTOBIOGRAPHY & HOLLYWOOD
  • WOMEN'S STUDIES
  • COOKBOOKS & KITCHENS

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Synopsis

For more than 60 years, tourists visiting Casablanca tried to visit Rick’s Café Americain only to discover that Warner Brothers had built the entire set on a studio back lot. It was a Hollywood fantasy—until Kathy Kriger came along, that is, and decided after 9/11 to bring the imaginary gin joint to life. In RICK'S CAFE, she takes us through souk back alleys, the Marché Central's overflowing food stalls, and the shadowy Moroccan business world, all while producing, directing, casting, and playing lead actress in her own story. Instead of letters of transit, she begged for letters of credit; the governor of Casablanca watched her back instead of Captain Renault; and at the piano, playing “As Time Goes By,” sits not Sam but Issam. She encountered paper pushers, absent architects, dedicated craftsmen, mad chefs, and surprising allies. It took over two years, but now, as Captain Renault says to Major Strasser, “Everybody comes to Rick’s.” Here is the remarkable story of a woman who turned Hollywood fantasy into Moroccan reality and made her dream come true. 

About the Author

Kathy Kriger was born and raised near Portland, Oregon, where she founded her own travel agency before traveling the world. After four years in the U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service in Morocco, she created Rick’s Café, which opened in 2004 to rave reviews. She has been interviewed by CNN, AP, PBS, Travel Channel, and More magazine among others.