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Far Flung And Well Fed: The Food Writing Of R.W. Apple, Jr. (2009)

by R. W. Apple(Favorite Author)

3.44 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0312325770 (ISBN13: 9780312325770)

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

publisher

St. Martin's Press

review 1: As much as anything, my schedule can affect my enthusiasm for a book. This book was probably a casualty of my schedule. I've been busy at work, and I have been tired when I get home. Therefore, I only read for a few minutes before falling asleep. Anyway, this book gave mucho info regarding restaurants in certain area, and he talked about the good food they had. Unfortunately for me, I don't live in or often travel to those places. So, this book fell flat for me. It was informative about these restaurants and their fare, but the book lacked enough of a story to keep my interest.
review 2: “Sunshine in a can, sanity in a can, salvation in a can”, Apple describes the magical moment when first eating a San Marzano tomato.Johnny viewed food as an insight ... moreto the people, culture and its history. Apple’s passion to discover the origin of his meal’s main ingredient led him to eagerly investigate the history for items such as: marmalade, walleye, morels, rye bread, Armagnac, and Dover sole. “Far Flung and Well Fed” is fittingly titled as Johnny’s food excursions covered the United States, South America, Europe, Australia and Asia. Furthermore, Apple would delve into “gastronomic trenches”, often with his beloved travel companion and wife, Betsey, eating 3-4 lunches or dining at 3 restaurants in order to get a better understanding for the city and culture. He desired to steer the reader away from tourist areas and discover the beauty and cuisine of other less known regions such as the Margaret River, Western Australia or Sheboygan, WI.Johnny discovers delicacies worldwide, yet he writes convincingly when a region or restaurant specialty falls short of his superior culinary experience. He claimed there is no real New York Corned beef left in New York nor does he think the Chesapeake soft shell crab is the world’s best.Johnny’s prose is personal and casual yet often pretentious. He helps readers understand that “mustard in crab is as important as marbling is to flavor of sirloin”. However, in the same essay he is elaborate describing eating crab as “excavating every last bite of sweet snowy meat with all the fervor of an Egyptologist opening a pharaoh’s tomb.”Johnny’s tasty dissertations may inspire you to visit his discoveries but beware Apples’ food adventures were expensive. Johnny was known for his elaborate expense account; meals would cost $200+ a person. Apple would dabble in inexpensive cuisine, especially while in Asia, nevertheless there he still discovered the most expensive restaurants.“Far Flung and Well Fed” will make you hungry and eager to travel the world. Enjoy a chapter at a time and escape on a culinary expedition. During one of Apples’ last interview he advised the New York Times food section to “Make room for enthusiasts. Make people want to call up and order what you’re writing about, to go out and eat it.” “Far Flung and Well Fed” has achieved this splendidly. less

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