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David Foster Wallace's 'Consider the Lobster'
pourgirl - slightly agree with you. I went to university where Wallace taught, and though many of my English major colleagues worshiped him, I also thought Wallace was extremely self-righteous (and as for self-referential, well, he footnotes himself in his books). However that is part of his genius - almost like Hemingway, a person I would never enjoy being around, but whose writing I like precisely because of this.
The 'Mate Latte' Rhyme, Fated or a Coffee Shop Travesty?
I adore mate, both in traditional and more modern forms. I've also had mate chai and that was amazingly good.
I'm suddenly intrigued about mate ice cream - I've always loved green tea ice cream.
Time for a Drink: Tom Collins
Tom Collins is my favourite drink and has been for some time ... again, I too get funny looks as a twenty-something gal. But then again I've been known to order campari as well ...
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One or two good ones - beetroot pancakes, like potato pancakes. But then I saw a recipe similar to them in a british cookbook.
Also I made a macaroni and cheese with leeks that was fabulous.
Also, this is slightly embarrassing, but my favourite food ever is raw carrots and ketchup. Lovely.