We knew it was the Wright house as soon as we saw it. Those long horizontals hugging the earth, that flat roof and overhanging eaves, those clerestory windows high away from prying eyes . . . this was the place. And if we needed any further confirmation, the house was signed. There by the door was a red ceramic tile set into the wall, inscribed with the hand-scratched … [Read more...] about Bob and Joy Spend the Weekend at a Frank Lloyd Wright House
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PEPPER IS NOTHING TO SNEEZE AT
By Bob Schwabach Originally published in the Chicago Tribune, March 12, 1979 In 1934 an Armenian named Garabed Bishirgian tried to monopolize the world supply of pepper. For six weeks he succeeded. When the crash came, three old-line London brokerage houses went under and a number of Wall Street speculators in New York went broke. Bishirgian had managed to corner 16,000 … [Read more...] about PEPPER IS NOTHING TO SNEEZE AT
GARLIC: SOME TALES TO TAKE YOUR BREATH AWAY
By Bob Schwabach Originally published in The Chicago Tribune, October 23, 1978. Let us speak now of garlic. Allium sativum. It is a member of the lily family. It is a cornerstone of the three great cuisines of the world-- French, Italian, and Chinese-- and permeates, so to speak, our very culture. To wit: Garlic and war: Roman soldiers ate garlic before going into … [Read more...] about GARLIC: SOME TALES TO TAKE YOUR BREATH AWAY
JOKES TO STOP ALMOST ANY SERIOUS DISCUSSION OF FOOD
By Bob Schwabach Originally published in the Chicago Tribune, January 22, 1979 Woody Allen has this routine in which he talks about a country where anything sexual is perfectly all right but food is dirty. He checks into a hotel room in a sleazy district and ask the room clerk to send up a tuna fish on rye. The food is brought by a beautiful girl, a lady of the supper, so … [Read more...] about JOKES TO STOP ALMOST ANY SERIOUS DISCUSSION OF FOOD
FOOD ON OUR MINDS
By Bob Schwabach Originally published in the Chicago Tribune, October 16, 1978 "Sugar," she said. "Honey," he said. "Sweetheart," she said. "Cupcake," he said. He thought she was a real tomato -- a dish. She thought he was sweet-- he made her mouth water. The feeling welled up inside. Finally it burst out in an almost unbidden rush of affection: "I could just … [Read more...] about FOOD ON OUR MINDS