Far Flung and Well Fed : The Food Writing of R. W. Apple, Jr

by Apple, R. W.; Kummer, Corby

• ISBN13: 9780312325770
• ISBN10: 0312325770
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-09-29
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press

Summary

This collection of essays from legendary "New York Times" reporter Apple recounts extraordinary meals and little-known facts behind some of the world's most excellent foods.

Author Biography

R.W. APPLE, JR. worked for The New York Times for forty years, serving at various times as Chief Correspondent, Chief Washington Corre - spondent and Washington Bureau Chief. He began writing food articles for the Times in the late 1970s, when reporting from London. His writing also appeared in magazines including The Atlantic Monthly, Esquire, GQ, Saveur, Travel & Leisure, Gourmet, Town & Country and National Geographic Traveler. He lived in Washington, D.C., where he died in 2006.

Table of Contents

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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