Here's an update from Bard:
My current good book is "Edible Stories" by Mark Kurlansky. He's a Vonnegutian, with erstwhile food critic/restaurateur Robert Eggles taking the place of Kilgore Trout. The book is lots of fun. It deals with cultural differences and changes as illustrated by the ways people eat and cook. My favorite stories to date are "Soup," which speaks to dying native cultures, "Creme Brulee," a study in paranoia, and "Cholent."
My current good book is "Edible Stories" by Mark Kurlansky. He's a Vonnegutian, with erstwhile food critic/restaurateur Robert Eggles taking the place of Kilgore Trout. The book is lots of fun. It deals with cultural differences and changes as illustrated by the ways people eat and cook. My favorite stories to date are "Soup," which speaks to dying native cultures, "Creme Brulee," a study in paranoia, and "Cholent."