CALVIN TRILLIN has been called “perhaps the finest reporter
in America,” and “a classic American humorist.”
A onetime writer for Time, The New Yorker and a current contributor
to The Nation, he is the author of several collections of essays
and three comic novels, including the national bestseller Tepper
Isn’t Going Out. He has also written three previous books on
eating, American Fried, Alice, Let's Eat and Third
Helpings, and the acclaimed memoirs, Messages from My
Father, a New York Times best seller, and Family Man.
His next book will be "Obliviously On He Sails," a
collection of satirical verse about the George W, Bush presidency.
“Calvin Trillin is to food writing what Chaplin was to film
acting.”
—Business Week
“Tasty morsels . . . will have the reader gnawing the book’s cover
for lack of the perfect bagel . . . or the succulent boudin.”
—The Dallas Morning News
“One of the most brilliant humorists of our times . . . Trillin is
guaranteed good reading.”
—Charleston Post and Courier
“Trillin never loses track of the ultimate meaning of food—that it
connects us to those we care about the most deeply.”
—The New York Times Book Review
“Trillin is the guide on a magical mystery tour punctuated by
eccentric characters made memorable by his deft touch.”
—The Denver Post
These 14 essays-which first appeared in the New Yorker and other magazines but have been reworked to form a cohesive whole-nearly all grow out of Trillin's concept of a "register of frustration and deprivation." Recorded are the delicacies that have not taken root in his otherwise fertile home turf of Greenwich Village. For those better acquainted with Trillin's droll humor than his culinary predilections, it should be noted that Trillin is no snooty foodie. His abiding enthusiasm for various dishes is matched by a disdain for "review trotters," and the objects of his affection are more homey than rarefied: Louisiana boudin, Santa Fe posole, pimientos de Padron and Kansas City barbecue, for instance. About these products, he crafts writing that meanders but always finds its center. The deadpan wit, deprecating himself as much as others, remains at a slow simmer throughout. Just as the theme of longing is in danger of becoming repetitive, Trillin throws in a couple of pieces that break the mold but not the rhythm of the book. For Trillin's many fans, it has been too long since a new collection of his food writing has made its way to market-1984's Third Helpings was the last volume strictly devoted to his gastronomic exploits. However briefly, this should sate their longings. (May) Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.
"Calvin Trillin is to food writing what Chaplin was to film
acting."
-Business Week
"Tasty morsels . . . will have the reader gnawing the book's cover
for lack of the perfect bagel . . . or the succulent boudin."
-The Dallas Morning News
"One of the most brilliant humorists of our times . . . Trillin is
guaranteed good reading."
-Charleston Post and Courier
"Trillin never loses track of the ultimate meaning of food-that it
connects us to those we care about the most deeply."
-The New York Times Book Review
"Trillin is the guide on a magical mystery tour punctuated by
eccentric characters made memorable by his deft touch."
-The Denver Post
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