On Wed, 25 July 2001, William Denton wrote:
> Surely there are no truly hardboiled stories that
dwell on cooking, beyond
> quick meals at diners and sumptuous feasts laid on
by corrupt city bosses.
But what about all the diners and restaurants that figure
into so much HB? From Hemingway's The Killers to Pelecanos's
pantheon, food and those who cook and serve are a large part
of the story.
You mentioned Willeford. Willeford began Pick-Up with
food.
"It must have been around a quarter to eleven. A sailor came
in and ordered a chile dog and coffee. I sliced a bun, jerked
a frank out of the boiling water, nested it, poured a
half-dipper of chile over the frank and sprinkled it librally
with chopped onions. I scibbled a check and put it on his
plate. I wouldn't have recommended the unpalatable mess to a
starving animal. The sailor was the only customer, and after
he ate his hotdog he left."
Makes you hungry.
Chong
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