Although the history of the Bloody Mary invention is somewhat disputed, most people agree the St. Regis Hotel in New York City is the American birthplace of this signature cocktail, which the hotel calls the “Red Snapper.” Fernand Petiot, a bartender at the St. Regis, is credited with inventing the vodka-and-tomato juice cocktail while working at Harry’s New York Bar in Paris, France, in the early 1920’s. He moved to the U.S. in 1925 and became head bartender at the St. Regis in 1934, where he perfected the brunch favorite with the addition of salt, pepper, lemon and Worcestershire sauce.