THE 12 MOST UNFORGETTABLE DESCRIPTIONS OF FOOD IN LITERATURE
I saw this this morning and almost passed over it. I am not the foodie that Steve is but I was curious. It was an odd selection of things I didn’t expect but what really caught my eye was the Revenge of the Lawn choice by Richard Brautigan. I didn’t think anyone remembered him. I have seen him mentioned a lot since the 60’s, especially for his Trout Fishing in America. I have handled it but have never read it. It is not about trout fishing. I have never heard of his other works like the one in the article. My impression of him was as an anti-cultural hero from the 60’s mainly of interest to those who lived through it.
A search here shows some references Steve made to him. I also remembered that he was in Steve’s Book of Books somewhere. A check showed him mentioned and listed under the Russell Chatham, Dark Waters, review.
Steve being a foodie and lit guy likely can get more out of the article than I can. I will say if the article was about food in print why not include Jim Harrison, J. R.R. Martin, or even Bourdain.
Meanwhile, my approach to food is above. LOL