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      Graham Kerr: The Galloping Gourmet

      What ever happened to Graham Kerr, The Galloping Gourmet?  I know!  Pick me!!  Pick me!!  Apparently he’s quietly living in Seattle, Washington.  I found myself wondering about him recently.   He and Julia Child were probably the first people I saw cook professionally.  I diligently watched him on his T.V. show, The Galloping Gourmet when I [...]

      An Appreciation: Chef René Verdon

      Julia Child wasn’t the only person to introduce America to French food.  Often when something is suddenly in vogue, it’s a combination of events that contributes to the cultural sea change.
      René Verdon, June 29, 1924 – February 2, 2011
      Chef René Verdon died two weeks ago at age 86.  I knew who he was.  I knew [...]

      Review: Mary Mac’s Tea Room

      Mary Mac’s Tea Room: 65 Years of Recipes from Atlanta’s Favorite Dining Room.  John Ferrell.  Andrews McMeel Publishing.  $27.99  (208p)  ISBN: 978-0-7407-9338-7
      Recipes that don’t call for fancy seasoned salts, or Madagascar peppercorns?  Is there something wrong here?  No, of course not.  I was reminded when reading and cooking from Mary Mac’s Tea Room that a [...]

      My First Cookbook

      This post was also published on One for the Table.
      Growing up my mother had the usual cookbooks a housewife in the ‘60s owned like the ring-bound Betty Crocker, and Better Homes and Gardens.  Books that were useful but hardly high cuisine.  My first cookbook was Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Vol. 1 by Julia [...]

      Meeting James Beard

      I met James Beard — twice.  I was recently on vacation in Sonoma County.  Robert and I go up to the Russian River each summer for a week.  In the town of Guerneville is a used bookstore inside a coffee house.  A few years ago a local gentleman passed away, and the bookstore purchased his [...]