gastronome

Responsible adults and gastronomes therefore will quite rightly clutch their collars at the notion of drinking games, which are both irresponsible and a complete waste of perfectly good spirits.

I'm revisiting one of the most iconic cookbooks of the 1970s: "Simple French Food" by Richard Olney; the preface of this book should be required reading by any serious cook or gastronome, professional or amateur.

For the modern gastronome, turducken has emerged as the ultimate in holiday culinary projects.

“Exposing myself as the smell-less gastronome was not pleasant,” he said, adding that, though he worried about his reputation and career, there was “a huge need to help these people.”

Yogis and nature enthusiasts have long flocked to Ojai, a verdant mountain enclave 90 minutes north of Los Angeles — gastronomes, not so much.