An Alphabet for (Modern) Gourmets

T is for Turbot

…as well as trout, and for me, at least, these two gastronomical delights will be forever one…” – M.F.K Fisher

Dec 1 • Ben Drinkwater

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November 2025

S is for Sad

“…and for the mysterious appetite that often surges in us when our hearts seem about to break and our livers seem to bleakly empty” – M.F.K Fisher

Nov 10 • Ben Drinkwater

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August 2025

R is for Romantic

“…and for a few of the reasons why gastronomy is and always has been connected with its sister art of love. ” – M.F.K Fisher

Aug 26 • Ben Drinkwater

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June 2025

Q is for Quantity

“...and for the case of some people who honestly believe that if a recipe calls for two cups of butter it will be twice as good if they use four!” …

Jun 17 • Ben Drinkwater

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April 2025

P is for Peas

“…naturally!” – M.F.K Fisher

Apr 30 • Ben Drinkwater

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O is for Ostentatious

“…and how dignity is most often lacking in it, but need not be, at table anywhere.” – M.F.K Fisher

Apr 15 • Ben Drinkwater

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March 2025

N is for Nautical

“…and inevitably for nostalgic, in my own alphabet.” – M.F.K Fisher

Mar 27 • Ben Drinkwater

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February 2025

M is for Monastic

“…and for what happens when men become monks—at table, I hasten to add!...” – M.F.K Fisher

Feb 18 • Ben Drinkwater

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January 2025

L is for Literature

"…and the banquets it can serve forth, from the gorgeously photographed Spamola sur bun à la mode de Fourth of July of a present-day advertisement to…

Jan 16 • Ben Drinkwater

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December 2024

K is for Kosher

“… and for a few reasons why the dietary laws laid down by Jehovah to Moses about 1200 B.C. have rightly been called “one of the best economic regimes…

Dec 17, 2024 • Ben Drinkwater

November 2024

J is for Juvenile Dining

"…and the mistakenness of adults who think that the pappy pabulum stuffed down their children’s gullets is swallowed, when and if it is swallowed, with…

Nov 5, 2024 • Ben Drinkwater

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October 2024

I is for Innocence

“… and for what kind of dinner is most often just that evanescent, unpredictable, and pure heaven-sent thing.”

Oct 16, 2024 • Ben Drinkwater

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