Tuesday, September 30, 2025

Everything Matters!

 
Book Menu for Everything Matters! by Ron Currie, Jr.

Food mentioned in Everything Matters!
Beer, 23, 97, 104, 125, 152, 181, 279
     Narragansett, 12-13
     Bud Light, 226
Coffee, 16, 30, 38
Carrot juice, 23
Raspberry horns, 38
Tourtières, 38, 166
Hot dogs, 54, 70, 181
Apples, 59, 93
French toast, 74
Martinis, 77-78, 110
Captain Morgan's rum, 97
Mojitos, 97-98
Burritos, 104
Crown Royal and Coke, 106-107
Wild Turkey bourbon, 107
Rainbow cakes, 146
Burgers, 152
     Cheeseburgers, 153
Pancakes, 152
Poutine, 152
Fried clams, 152
French fries, 152
Pepsi, 152-153
Mashed potatoes, 153
Apple pie, 165
Sticky buns, 166
Cream horns, 166
Shepherd's pie, 175
Bagels, 178
Tea, 178
     Iced tea, 180
Chef's salad, 179
Fish tacos, 180
Peanuts, 181
Popcorn, 181
Orange soda, 181
Focaccia and olive oil, 184
Pretzels, 184
Glenfiddich, 198
Chardonnay, 202, 206
Coke, 217
Moxie, 217
Chimichangas, 232
Margaritas, 232-233
Southern Comfort, 239, 248, 250
Pineapple, 247
Cocoa, 251, 297
Hanger steak with Bordelaise sauce, 257
Bok choy, 257
Chicory crème caramel, 268
Smoked fish, 271
Chicken pie, 271
Malva pudding, 271
Chicken enchilada, 279
Burschetta, 279
Tater Tots, 295
BLTs, 295
Tofu dogs, 297

Books mentioned in Everything Matters!:
Candide / Voltaire, 46
"The Eye-Mote" / Sylvia Plath, 85
Shakespeare, 286
And Then There Was One: The Mysteries of Extinction / Margery Facklam, 286
Silent SpringRachel Carlson, 286

Music mentioned in Everything Matters!:
"In the Morning of the Magicians" / The Flaming Lips, epigraph
"We're Here Because We're Here", epigraph
Carly Simon, 4
Lou Reed, 23
Chicago, 23
Peter Tosh, 23
Iron Maiden, 43
"White Light" / White Heat, 93
Céline Dion, 152
Conway Twitty, 197-198
Dave Brubeck, 257
"You Give Love a Bad Name" / Bon Jovi, 291

Movies mentioned in Everything Matters!:
The Muppet Movie, 195

TV shows mentioned in Everything Matters!:
All in the Family, 11
Sesame Street, 29
Guiding Light, 30, 146
Superfriends, 30
Fat Albert, 30
The Sopranos, 241

The title appears:
Page 244: "Of course it matters," [Amy] say[s] quietly. "Everything matters, Junior. Why don't you get that?"

Page 292: Everything ends and everything matters.

Page numbers refer to the hardcover edition: (ISBN: 9780670020928)

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