It took David a decade after a disastrous experience with roast goose to muster the courage to master proper fowl cookery. And boy, did he ever…
Readings and Performances
Readings: “The Taste of Security”
A writer recalls the challenges her father faced smuggling chicken fat and chopped liver—Jewish contraband—back home across the border.
Readings: “Meat”
Novelist, essayist, and food writer James Sturz reads his sensual and occasionally erotic piece about the pleasures of flesh—both animal and human—and the sometimes disquieting similarity between them.
Readings: “Bananas” and “Fat Lady Burritos”
Gary Allen recounts the pleasure he derives from noshing on bananas while vacationing.
A Man and His Stove
Stove fanatic David writes about his obsession with his Viking stove, nicknamed Thor for its massive BTUs and its sleek lines.