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07-02-2002, 05:44 PM
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 food fiction Hello all, Aside from Like Water For Chocolate , what are your favorite novels or short stories that feature food or the food business? 
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#2
07-02-2002, 08:28 PM
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| I haven't read that many novels or short story collections, but 2 favorites are The Debt to Pleasure by John Lanchester (? not sure) and The Devil's Larder by Jim Crace. Least favorite, although foodservice is somewhat incidental: Gone Bamboo by Anthony Bourdain. Sorry, Chef; stick to personal memoirs!  |
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#3
07-02-2002, 10:53 PM
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| My Kitchen Wars by Betty Harper Fussell
__________________ K «Money talks. Chocolate sings. Beautifully.» «Just Give Me Chocolate and Nobody Gets Hurt.» «Coffee, Chocolate, Men ... Some things are just better rich.» |
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07-03-2002, 01:29 AM
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| Anything by M.F.K Fisher "On Persephone's Island" by Mary Taylor Simeti "Prizzi's Honor" by Richard Condon "A Christmas Memory" by Truman Capote "The Luncheon" by Somerset Maugham And a very sweet book published in the late '80's called "Christmas Memories with Recipes" featuring Bert Greene, Julia Child, Craig Claiborne, Marcella Hazan, and a dozen others with wonderful stories and recipes to follow... I know there's a few more lurking about but I can't remember right now. Monkey
__________________ "Life is a banquet - and most poor suckers are starving to death" - Auntie Mame |
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07-04-2002, 06:45 AM
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| I read a great one, a few years back called "Food Chain". I will have to find it again to find who the author is, but it is one twisted tale involving food, hedonism, and mystery.
__________________ From Man's sweat and God's love, beer came into the World-Saint Arnoldus |
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07-04-2002, 12:45 PM
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 Pete, Are you referring to Geoff Nicholson's book?
__________________ K «Money talks. Chocolate sings. Beautifully.» «Just Give Me Chocolate and Nobody Gets Hurt.» «Coffee, Chocolate, Men ... Some things are just better rich.» |
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07-05-2002, 10:24 AM
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| TBH & Susanne. I've also cooked from it. Her recipe for baked shad is lovely and a repeater, and I've even used her fruitcake recipe. Aside from the recipes, it's a great "gossip" book for people interested in art and literature. Stein & Toklas's guests were a modernist's who's who |
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#12
07-05-2002, 06:34 PM
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 Reservations Recommended by Eric Kraft. A gifted writer that absolutely drags in you into each of his works.
__________________ Invention, my dear friends, is ninety-three percent perspiration, six percent electricity, four percent evaporation, and two percent butterscotch ripple |
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#13
07-05-2002, 08:55 PM
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| Kimmie, that name does kind of ring a bell. I can't be absolutely sure though, and the book is still packed away somewhere (God knows where!!!!). Have you read it?
__________________ From Man's sweat and God's love, beer came into the World-Saint Arnoldus |
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#14
07-07-2002, 07:03 PM
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| Loaves and wishes-writers writing on food. Ed. by Antonia Till Feeding Frenzy-Stuart Stevens Banquet of the mind-Don Anderson Fasting, Feasting-Anita Desai Tart and Juicy- Ed. by Michael Gifkins I also love anything by M.F.K Fisher Almost forgot! The night Kitchen by Maurice Sendak. Beautiful, beautiful childrens book. |
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07-09-2002, 03:55 PM
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| Pollyg... Good call - The Night Kitchen is phenomenal!! If you have kids, don't dismiss this read just because it is a children's work. Great illustrations and cute story. I give this to 'newbies' joining my kitchen after a few months as a "welcome to the crew" gift.
__________________ Invention, my dear friends, is ninety-three percent perspiration, six percent electricity, four percent evaporation, and two percent butterscotch ripple |
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