LiquorBy: Poppy Z. Brite Two line cooks decide to open their own restaurant in New Orleans in the second book in the Rickey and G Man series by novelist Poppy Z. Brite. New Orleans natives Rickey and G man are lifetime friends and down and out line cooks desperate to make a quick buck. When Rickey concocts the idea of opening a restaurant in their alcohol loving hometown where every dish packs a spirited punch, they know theyre on their way to the bank.