Information on the author Charles Schumann attended hotel management school in Switzerland and in the South of France before returning to Munich in 1973 to become one of Europe's legendary barkeeps. He has also worked as a model for Yohji Yamamoto, Comme des Garçons, and most recently, Baldessarini, Hugo Boss's luxury menswear line.

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