Although the history of Bloody Mary is disputed, most people agree that 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 in Paris, in the 1920s. 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.