Welcome to the first in a series of newsletters about niche and kitsch food writing. Eventually, Kitsch Corner will be subscriber-only but for now, I am keeping it free-to-read.
Divine!! I knew Ernie Mickler way back when. Well before the book. I am pretty sure another tag for this book could be camp. Ernie was a practitioner of gimlet-eyed camp, all while seeming personally luscious. And I think he was exploring the culinary aspect of "Florida crackers" rather than the whole South. One does not forget the pie so good that "it makes you want to lay down on the floor and scream.
Divine!! I knew Ernie Mickler way back when. Well before the book. I am pretty sure another tag for this book could be camp. Ernie was a practitioner of gimlet-eyed camp, all while seeming personally luscious. And I think he was exploring the culinary aspect of "Florida crackers" rather than the whole South. One does not forget the pie so good that "it makes you want to lay down on the floor and scream.
Brilliant!