Stalking the Green Fairy : And Other Fantastic Adventures in Food and Drink

by James Villas; Foreword by: Jeremiah Tower

• ISBN13: 9780471273448
• ISBN10: 0471273449
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-05-01
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

The Food Writer of the Year (Bon Appetit, 2003) Takes You on His Quest for the Ultimate Culinary Experiences . . . "[This book reveals] . . . the positively Sherlockian discipline and brilliance of Mr. Villas on the scent of any culinary mystery he feels possessed to unravel." --From the Foreword by Jeremiah Tower Praise for James Villas: "One of America's greatest journalists." --Emeril Lagasse "There are not many writers around who are as much fun to read as James Villas. In his intensely personal style, he is elegant, quirky, opinionated, precise, and lyrical." --Paula Wolfert "James Villas is a man of stature. He travels widely, he has a keen eye, and a keener palate, he knows the arts and times, and has many interests, which makes him all the sharper when he writes about food." --James Beard

Author Biography

JAMES VILLAS was the food and wine editor of Town & Country magazine for twenty-seven years. His work has appeared in Esquire, Food & Wine, Gourmet, Bon Appétit, the New York Times, and the Atlantic Monthly, among other publications. He’s the recipient of Bon Appétit’s Food Writer of the Year Award 2003 and a James Beard Award. Villas is the author of more than a dozen cookbooks and books on food, including Between Bites (Wiley), My Mother’s Southern Kitchen, and Crazy for Casseroles.

Table of Contents

FOREWORD, JEREMIAH TOWER.

INTRODUCTION: DECLARATIONS OF A HUNGRY SLEUTH.

PART ONE: REBEL SCOUT.

SOUTHERN PIG.

KING OF DIXIE STEWS.

THE SLIME FACTOR.

TRUE GRITS.

PC AND PROUD OF IT.

DEBUNKING FRUITCAKE.

A FEW CRUCIAL WORDS ABOUT ICE’ TEA.

PART TWO: STAR-SPANGLED ADVENTURES.

CHEAPSKATE SHOPPING.

PRIMAL STEAK.

THE MYSTERY OF LACTOBACILLUS SANFRANCISCO.

PUMPKIN POWER.

CHOWDER CHOW DOWN.

WILD IN THE WOODS.

CHICKEN SALAD CHIC.

PART THREE: COMFORT ME WITH MEAT LOAF.

MEAT LOAF MANIA.

GASTRONOMIC GOO.

ODE ON A CAN OF TUNA.

ICEBERG AHEAD.

JOIN THE CLUB.

REDRESSING THE SPUD.

PART FOUR: FOREIGN FORAGING.

THE GRATE ONE.

IN SILENCE, IN COOLNESS, AND IN SHADOW.

SEXY SOUP.

RIVIERA SALAD.

SAVORY PIE.

ITALY’S SWEET “PICK-ME-UP”.

SEVICHE AND OTHER COMPOSITIONS FROM THE SEA.

PART FIVE: POTABLE PURSUITS.

STALKING THE GREEN FAIRY.

DEAR LITTLE WATER.

BUBBLY I: PINK EXTRAVAGANCE.

BUBBLY II: GRAND SHAM-PAGNES.

LIQUID GOLD.

SUPER SUDS.

BYOB REVISITED.

PART SIX: DISPATCH FROM THE RESTAURANT ARENA.

DINING IN THE PLAYPEN.

THE FRUGAL GOURMAND.

RESPECT MOTHER NATURE.

WINE SAVVY.

THE RESERVATIONS WAR.

A SHAMELESS UPDATE ON GREASING PALMS.

HOGWASH.

THE QUESTION OF CIVILITY.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.

INDEX.