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Far flung and well fed : the food writing of R.W. Apple Jr.
Title:
Far flung and well fed : the food writing of R.W. Apple Jr.
ISBN:
9780312325770
Edition:
1st ed.
Publication Information:
New York : St. Martin's Press, 2009.
Physical Description:
xx, 410 p. ; 25 cm.
General Note:
Includes index.
Contents:
The good life : how good is it? -- North and South America. Northeast/Mid-Atlantic. The glorious summer of the soft-shell crab ; In Bawlmer, hon, crab is king ; In Hoagieland, they accept no substitutes ; Bagging the endangered sandwich ; Enduringly Yankee, with a modern twist -- South. Americana, salted, smoked, and slice thin ; Bourbons in the Cognac League ; Where the biscuits meet the gravy ; Ten-gallon grapefruit : living up to Texas legend ; It takes more than crayfish to make a Cajun wiggle ; A lunchtime institution set to overstuff its last po'boy -- Midwest. In the Midwest, a sweet tooth is nonpartisan ; The meat that made Sheboygan famous ; Don't look for walleye in a place called Wobegon -- West Coast. Stalking the wild morel in the woods of Oregon ; A new Normandy, north of the Golden Gate ; An Asian odyssey, seconds from the freeway ; Behind the redwoods, a California dream ; How to grow a giant tuna -- South America. New heights for Andean wine ; A new world banquet, flavored by Africa -- United Kingdom and Ireland. Best fishing hole in St. James's ; This blessed plot, this realm of tea, this marmalade ; The sauce secrets of Worcester ; The rich source of indulgence ; In England, there will always be whim wham and apple dappy ; A rugged drink for a rugged land; Much too good for a bagel -- Europe. France. Taillevent ; Visiting an old friend, finding a new radiance ; Finding perfection in a lumpy little round ; The bouchons of Lyon ; A prime kettle of fish ; In a glass, a swashbuckler called Armagnac -- Italy. The crossroads cooking of Trieste ; The fresh fish of Venice ; Grappa, fiery friend of peasants, now glows with a quieter flame ; Finding its voice, Naples sings an aria ; From the vines of Vesuvius, the gift of summer in winter ; Where the buffaloes roam, mozzarella is made -- Germany and Central Europe. In Germany, spring wears white ; The miracle of rye ; Where paprika is measured in pounds, not pinches ; Where Poseidon sets a bountiful table -- Scandinavia. Where Danish means lunch ; Herring, the fish that roared -- Asia and Australia. Devouring Singapore's endless supper ; Looking up an old love on the streets of Vietnam ; At ease in Vietnam, Asia's new culinary star ; A trip to the heart of dim sum ; Shanghai, a Far East feast ; Following the pepper grinder all the way to its source ; In South India, no end of spice, no end of flavor ; Out West, Aussie style ; A Chinese jewel in Melbourne, striving toward perfection.
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