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“Trillin is our funniest food writer. He writes with elegance, independence, and a rare regard for language.”–New York magazineIn this pleasant and tasty guide, Calvin Trillin, led by an insatiable hunger, embarks on a hilarious journey seeking “something good to eat.” Across time-zones and countries, and frequently with his wife, Alice, at his part, Trillin gives his triumphs in the-art of culinary development, including Dungeness crabs in Florida, barbecued mutton in Ky, potato latkes in Birmingham, blaff d’oursins in Martinique, and a $33 picnic on a no frills trip to Miami. His consuming buddies contain Fats Goldberg, the Brand New York pizza baron and cool blimp; Bill Edgett Jones, the person with all the Naughahyde palette; and his six-year-old girl, Sarah, who will not enter a Chinese cafe until she's transporting a bagel (“just in case”). And although Alice “has a strange predilection for restricting our household to three meals each day,” on the highway she shows to be always a severe eater–despite “seemingly huge episodes of moderation.” Alice, Allow Consume nicely shows why The Brand New Republic named Calvin Trillin “a traditional National humorist.”“One of the very amazing humorists of our situations.