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Acknowledgments | p. xi |
Editor's Note | p. xiii |
Foreword | p. xv |
Introduction: The Good Life: How Good Is It? | p. 1 |
North and South America | p. 7 |
Northeast/Mid-Atlantic | p. 9 |
The Glorious Summer of the Soft-Shell Crab | p. 9 |
In Bawlmer, Hon, Crab Is King | p. 19 |
In Hoagieland, They Accept No Substitutes | p. 27 |
Bagging the Endangered Sandwich | p. 35 |
Enduringly Yankee, with a Modern Twist | p. 42 |
South | p. 51 |
Americana, Salted, Smoked and Sliced Thin | p. 51 |
Bourbons in the Cognac League | p. 57 |
Where the Biscuits Meet the Gravy | p. 62 |
Ten-Gallon Grapefruit: Living Up to Texas Legend | p. 68 |
It Takes More Than Crayfish to Make a Cajun Wiggle | p. 74 |
A Lunchtime Institution Set to Overstuff Its Last Po'boy | p. 82 |
Midwest | p. 88 |
In the Midwest, a Sweet Tooth Is Nonpartisan | p. 88 |
The Meat That Made Sheboygan Famous | p. 96 |
Don't Look for Walleye in a Place Called Wobegon | p. 102 |
West Coast | p. 109 |
Stalking the Wild Morel in the Woods of Oregon | p. 109 |
A New Normandy, North of the Golden Gate | p. 118 |
An Asian Odyssey, Seconds from the Freeway | p. 126 |
Behind the Redwoods, a California Dream | p. 134 |
How to Grow a Giant Tuna | p. 142 |
South America | p. 148 |
New Heights for Andean Wine | p. 148 |
A New World Banquet, Flavored by Africa | p. 154 |
United Kingdom and Ireland | p. 161 |
Best Fishing Hole in St. James's | p. 163 |
This Blessed Plot, This Realm of Tea, This Marmalade | p. 169 |
The Sauce Secrets of Worcester | p. 176 |
The Rich Source of Indulgence | p. 183 |
In England, There Will Always Be Whim Wham and Apple Dappy | p. 188 |
A Rugged Drink for a Rugged Land | p. 198 |
Much Too Good for a Bagel | p. 204 |
Europe | p. 209 |
France | p. 211 |
Taillevent | p. 211 |
Visiting an Old Friend, Finding a New Radiance | p. 216 |
Finding Perfection in a Lumpy Little Round | p. 225 |
The Bouchons of Lyon | p. 231 |
A Prime Kettle of Fish | p. 237 |
In a Glass, a Swashbuckler Called Armagnac | p. 248 |
Italy | p. 254 |
The Crossroads Cooking of Trieste | p. 254 |
The Fresh Fish of Venice | p. 260 |
Grappa, Fiery Friend of Peasants, Now Glows with a Quieter Flame | p. 267 |
Finding Its Voice, Naples Sings an Aria | p. 273 |
From the Vines of Vesuvius, the Gift of Summer in Winter | p. 281 |
Where the Buffaloes Roam, Mozzarella Is Made | p. 289 |
Germany and Central Europe | p. 293 |
In Germany, Spring Wears White | p. 293 |
The Miracle of Rye | p. 299 |
Where Paprika Is Measured in Pounds, Not Pinches | p. 304 |
Where Poseidon Sets a Bountiful Table | p. 312 |
Scandinavia | p. 317 |
Where Danish Means Lunch | p. 317 |
Herring, the Fish That Roared | p. 323 |
Asia and Australia | p. 329 |
Devouring Singapore's Endless Supper | p. 331 |
Looking Up an Old Love on the Streets of Vietnam | p. 334 |
At Ease in Vietnam, Asia's New Culinary Star | p. 342 |
A Trip to the Heart of Dim Sum | p. 350 |
Shanghai, a Far East Feast | p. 358 |
Following the Pepper Grinder All the Way to Its Source | p. 367 |
In South India, No End of Spice, No End of Flavor | p. 373 |
Out West, Aussie Style | p. 381 |
A Chinese Jewel in Melbourne, Striving Toward Perfection | p. 389 |
Index | p. 000 |
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