This juicy extravaganza of a book is at once a star-studded memoir,
a mouthwatering reminiscence about great food and great meals, and
a very special kind of cookbook by Liz Smith, bestselling author
and surely America's most beloved gossip columnist (indeed, perhaps
the only gossip columnist ever to be universally beloved). Here,
great dish and great dishes are artfully blended with anecdotes and
spiced with Liz's inimitable sense of humor, instinct for a great
story, and joie de vivre to produce a life-loving, sometimes bawdy,
and always utterly captivating read.
As everybody knows, nothing goes better with a good meal than a
little juicy gossip, and no one puts the two together better than
Liz Smith, the acknowledged grande dame of gossip, who traces here
her gradual education in haute cuisine, as well as her unashamed
taste for down-home, stick-to-the-ribs cooking.
When it comes to food, Liz Smith has seen it all (and eaten much
of it). She has watched Nicole Kidman devour a basket of bread
before a full dinner at New York's glamorous Four Seasons
restaurant and not gain an ounce. She has eaten al fresco off the
hood of a car with Mike Nichols. She has been tempted by fattening
cookies sent by Renee Zellweger. She has talked biscuits and gravy
with Julia Roberts and eaten Elizabeth Taylor's trademark Jailhouse
Chili and Chipped Beef a la Krupp Diamond.
No food snob, Liz Smith revels in such dishes as Elvis Presley's
favorite sandwich (peanut butter and banana) or Frito Pie (you'll
love both these once you've tried them). But she is equally fond of
haute cuisine, of four-star restaurants, and of great gourmet
experiences. She shares with the reader all this and much, much
more, eating, as she puts it, "high and low on the hog," from her
favorite Chicken-Fried Steak recipe to Deep-fried Turkey (real men
deep-fry a turkey, they don't roast it) and her classic Lobster
Rolls recipe, with a pause for her advice on how to make the
perfect margarita to wash it all down. From Kate Hepburn's brownies
to pigs' feet, Liz not only names names but shares their most
treasured recipes, as well as taking the reader on a gourmet tour
of great meals.
As Liz herself says, "Reading about food is the next best thing
to eating it. People seek companionship, comfort, reassurance, a
sense of warmth, and well-being from food. Maybe they can get some
of that from this book."
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