Let Them Eat Cake!
Let them eat cake! MARIE ANTOINETTEAustrian archduchess and last queen of France1755—1793 Marie or Not Marie? That is the Question! To answer the question: Not Marie. First, there’s the questionable translation of what was a quote attributed to a variety of royals long before Marie Antoinette ascended to the throne: Qu’ils mangent de la brioche! […]
Fugu! A Taste to Die For!
All eating is an act of trust; when you eat fugu, it’s just that the stakes are higher. LIGAYA MISHANAmerican-born restaurant critic and food writerThe New York Times Passions, Pleasures, and Pufferfish Passions and pleasures of the cultured palate often go unappreciated by the large, gray masses of humanity. Tastes that entice some repulse others […]
A Reader Lives a Thousand Lives
A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies. ….The man who never reads lives only one. GEORGE R.R. MARTIN(a.k.a., GRRM)American novelist, screenwriter, short story writer, and television producer1948—A Dance with Dragons A Reader Lives a Thousand Lives … What Does That Say About the Author? While a reader may live a thousand lives […]
Meat-Centric Michael Symon: Steak is His Favorite Vegetable
Steak is my favorite vegetable! MICHAEL SYMONAmerican chef, restaurateur, television food celebrity, and author 1969—Fix It With Food: Every Meal Easy Excerpted from Ian Makay’s Food for Thought: The Pleasures of the Table: Primi Piatti Meat-Centric: Carnivores of the World Unite! Restaurateur, chef, author, Food Network fixture, and member of ABC’s The Chew crew, Michael […]