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In a new book of essays, literary luminaries share stories of surviving dark times and the foods tied to those memories. Think of it as a cathartic dinner party.

'Eat Joy': Top Authors Serve Up Recipes That Gave Them Comfort In Dark Times

Oct 31, 2019
In a new book of essays, writers such as Claire Messud and Edwidge Danticat share stories of surviving dark times and the foods entwined with those memories. Think of it as a cathartic dinner party.
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CANADA - OCTOBER 01: Author - Kazuo Ishiguro (Photo by Rick Eglinton/Toronto Star via Getty Images)

Nobel Laureate Kazuo Ishiguro Once Wrote A Screenplay About Eating A Ghost

Oct 15, 2017
Written in the '80s, The Gourmet is an absurdist satire exploring the politics of food and the hedonistic culture of consumerism that treats it as a recreational drug. It's still strikingly relevant.
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Roald Dahl holds his infant granddaughter, Chloe. Lucy Dahl is pictured at left.

What If Willy Wonka Was Your Dad? Roald Dahl's Magical Parenting With Food

Jun 16, 2017
Food played a big role in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Dahl's other books. His daughter remembers fanciful "midnight feasts" and says her father used mealtime to test out new characters.
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Huckleberry Bakery & Café, in Santa Monica, Calif., serves tons of green eggs and ham: plates of homemade English muffins topped with egg, arugula, pesto and prosciutto.

You Can Eat It Here And There: Green Eggs And Ham Are Everywhere (On Menus)

Aug 09, 2016
The Dr. Seuss book that made the dish famous turns 56 this month. But what does this meal taste like in real life? Chefs across the U.S. are tackling the question.
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An illustration depicts a scene from Shakespeare's <em>Coriolanus</em>, a play that opens with citizens armed with "staves, clubs, and other weapons" in protest against the city fathers they accuse of hoarding grain. In Shakespeare's day, food shortages

In Shakespeare's Day, Hunger Tore Through England. His Plays Tell The Tale

Apr 23, 2016
Many food riots broke out during Shakespeare's era. Endless rain wiped out crops, and speculators profited (including the bard). The chaos and anxiety around food show up in some of his famous works.
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Here's a depiction of Queen Elizabeth I watching Shakespeare's 'The Merry Wives of Windsor' at The Globe. While she sat pretty in a private box, the rest of the audience enjoyed the show from the gallery, while munching on oysters and nuts.

Snacking In Shakespeare's Time: What Theatregoers Ate At The Bard's Plays

Apr 21, 2016
There were no dress circle lounges nor mezzanine bars 400 years ago. Back then, audience snacked on cold nibbles and ready-made street food from vendors they passed on their way to the performance.
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The cover page of Hugh Plat's <em>Delights for Ladies</em>, a cookbook of Shakespeare's era that let class climbers in on the secrets of the best tables in England.

Cooking With The Bard: We Suss Out Shakespeare's Forgotten Foods

Apr 20, 2016
References to obscure foods abound in Shakespeare. Know your codlings from carbonadoes? Your umbles from jumbles? We crack open Renaissance cookbooks to figure out how to feast like the Bard.
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The libertine Falstaff sits with a woman on his lap and a tankard in his hand in an illustrated scene from one of William Shakespeare's <em>Henry IV </em>plays.

50 Shades Of Shakespeare: How The Bard Used Food As Racy Code

Apr 19, 2016
The eggplant and peach emoji are standard code for racy thoughts these days, but food has been used for sexual innuendo for centuries. Shakespeare was a pro. (Happy Shakespeare Week!)
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Macbeth sees the ghost of Banquo: The banquet scene is "Macbeth's opportunity to provide good food and entertainment for his subjects and prove that he is worthy of being king," says Daniel Foster. It's a big fail.

In Shakespeare's Plays, Mealtimes Were A Recipe For Drama

Apr 18, 2016
It's difficult to name a play in which Shakespeare doesn't cook up a bit of conflict around the table. The juiciest plot twists often happened when characters gathered for a meal.
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Many of Franz Kafka's darkest comedies appear rooted in the cowering relationship he had with his father. Their only true bonding was over beer.

For Kafka, Even Beer Came With Baggage

Apr 11, 2016
Many of Kafka's darkest comedies appear rooted in the cowering relationship he had with his father. Their only true bonding was over beer.
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Vladimir and Vera Nabokov outside their rented home in Ithaca, N.Y., in 1951. There, Nabokov completed his autobiography and began <em>Lolita.</em>

'Lolita' And Lollipops: What Nabokov Had To Say About Nosh

Jan 26, 2016
Vladimir Nabokov was an indifferent eater, but his writing made sumptuous use of food. Fans will enjoy unearthing links between his fiction and private life in a new collection of letters to his wife.
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