I asked New Yorker contributor Adam Gopnik to expound on the finer points of a true bouillabaisse, and how to create an elegant final product that transcends its humble origins.
There are some passages about boxing and theater in Between Meals. Let your eyes pass quickly over them. Food is Liebling's great topic, and that's what you're here for. And on this subject, Liebling delivers one great scene after another.
Chicago is an Olympian city when it comes to literature and the arts. And what better time than now to remind us? Here's a sampling of some of those triumphs of the sedentary.
When Rich and I moved in together, I wanted everything to go smoothly, so it freaked me out when food -- what had been our biggest bond -- became our biggest problem.