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[listersgirl]

I have only one New Year's Resolution this year, and that is to become a deipnosophist, a person who excels at dinner table conversation.

A worthy goal, don't you think?

(The word came from this fabulous book my parents got for Christmas called Cupboard love: a dictionary of culinary curiosities by Mark Morton, which looks at the etymological background (among other things) of interesting food-, drink- and cooking-related words. I'm thoroughly enjoying it, and trying to read it fast so that I finish it by the time I have to leave.)

ps. Happy birthday circe_tigana! I hope you're having a fabulous time off with your girls.

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Re: a totally worthy goal

[kit-a-licious.livejournal.com]

I have the same standby of asking people questions about themselves, and it never fails.

If you want a really interesting culinary book, I suggest anything by Anthony Bourdain, who is not only a great chef but one of the best writers, by turns poetic, hilarious, beautiful, and delicious. It talks about cooking as well as travel, and it's amazingly well-done and intelligent. He's done Kitchen Confidential, and A Cook's Tour, both of which I highly, highly reccommend.

Re: a totally worthy goal

[listersgirl]

I've heard good things about that book - I should check it out.