Tag: A. J. Liebling

The primary requisite for writing well about

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“The primary requisite for writing well about food is a good appetite. Without this, it is impossible to accumulate, within the allotted span, enough experience of eating to have anything worth setting down.”

— A. J. Liebling

Author: A. J. Liebling
Category: food
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If the first requisite for writing well

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“If the first requisite for writing well about food is a good appetite, the second is to put in your apprenticeship as a feeder when you have enough money to pay the check but not enough to produce indifference of the total.”

— A. J. Liebling

Author: A. J. Liebling
Category: food
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Southern political personalities, like sweet corn, travel

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“Southern political personalities, like sweet corn, travel badly. They lose flavor with every hundred yards away from the patch. By the time they reach New York, they are like Golden Bantam that has been trucked up from Texas – stale and unprofitable. The consumer forgets that the corn tastes different where it grows.”

— A. J. Liebling

Author: A. J. Liebling
Category: travel
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