Serious Pig
An American Cook in Search of His Roots
Nonfiction, Food & Drink, Food Writing, International, USA, Biography & Memoir
| Author: | John Thorne, Matt Lewis Thorne | ISBN: | 9781466805989 |
| Publisher: | Farrar, Straus and Giroux | Publication: | November 16, 2000 |
| Imprint: | North Point Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | John Thorne, Matt Lewis Thorne |
| ISBN: | 9781466805989 |
| Publisher: | Farrar, Straus and Giroux |
| Publication: | November 16, 2000 |
| Imprint: | North Point Press |
| Language: | English |
In this collection of essays, John Thorne sets out to explore the origins of his identity as a cook, going "here" (the Maine coast, where he'd summered as a child and returned as an adult for a decade's sojourn), "there" (southern Louisiana, where he was captivated by Creole and Cajun cooking), and "everywhere" (where he provides a sympathetic reading of such national culinary icons as the hamburger, white bread, and American cheese, and sits down to a big bowl of Texas red). These intelligent, searching essays are a passionate meditation on food, character, and place.
In this collection of essays, John Thorne sets out to explore the origins of his identity as a cook, going "here" (the Maine coast, where he'd summered as a child and returned as an adult for a decade's sojourn), "there" (southern Louisiana, where he was captivated by Creole and Cajun cooking), and "everywhere" (where he provides a sympathetic reading of such national culinary icons as the hamburger, white bread, and American cheese, and sits down to a big bowl of Texas red). These intelligent, searching essays are a passionate meditation on food, character, and place.
