Father of the Rain

 

Book menu for Father of the Rain by Lily King

Food mentioned in Father of the Rain:
Iced tea, 6-7, 33
Burgers, 12
Minute steak, 13, 27
Martinis, 13, 25, 64, 78, 99, 123, 151, 159, 183, 203, 214, 344
Pizza, 20
Fried dough, 20, 199, 225-226, 228, 232   
Fried clams, 21, 273
Club sandwich, 21, 273
Hot Tomales, 28
Fried Chicken, 30
Frappes, 38
Raspberry rickeys, 38
Falafel sandwiches, 39
Grappa, 39
Cornflakes, 40
Jelly Beans, 48
Tuna casserole, 55-56
Coffee, 59, 119, 213, 234, 273, 381, 308
V8, 62
Vodka and orange juice, 64
Moo Goo gai pan, 67
Brownies, 73
Cookies, 303, 335
     Lace cookies, 75
     Chocolate chip cookies, 104
     Animal crackers, 265
Gin and tonics, 78   
Cheese and crackers, 78
Chipped beef, 82-83
Wine, 94-95, 105, 129
     Red wine, 256
Pad thai, 103
Donuts, 105
     Crullers, 351
Coffee ice cream, 106, 169
Peanuts, 107, 189
Papaya juice, 107, 111
Sliced melon, 113
Baked Alaska, 115
Coke, 123
Banana cake, 128
Lime rickeys, 149
Hot dogs, 152, 160, 223, 284
Grand Marnier and Hawaiian punch, 157
Steak, 160, 168, 193
Asparagus and Hollandaise sauce, 168
Tuna fish sandwiches, 174
Lamb chops, 176
Mashed potatoes, 176
Tofu curry, 176
Bi bim bap, 176
Grilled cheese sandwiches, 190
Salad with avocado, 193
Ice cream and chocolate sauce, 193
Filet mignon with Bernaise sauce, 204, 207
Vichyssoise, 204
Scotch and sodas, 207
Doritos, 234
Chicken sandwiches,  244
Potato chips, 244
Watermelon, 244
Smoked salmon and crackers, 254
Cranberry fizz, 255
Prime rib, 255, 258
Club soda, 255
Cranberry soda, 258
Sliced apples, 268
French fries, 273
Beer, 275
Lobsters, 284
Green beans, 297
Garlic mashed potatoes, 297
Pies
     Apple pie, 297, 337
     Strawberry rhubarb pie, 337
     Pecan, 337
     Cherry pie, 337
Chex mix, 297
Scotch and soda, 298
Mashed sweet potato, 298
Champagne, 300
Seltzer, 300Coconut angle food cake, 304
Tea, 305
Hot chocolate, 351


Books/Authors mentioned in Father of the Rain:
The Book of Job, epigraph
Mark Twain
     The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, 48
     The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, 48
Christopher Marlowe, 63
The Secret Garden / Frances Hodgson Burnett, p.64
Joseph Conrad, 104
It's Not the End of the World / Judy Blume, 107
The Age of Innocence / Edith Wharton, 124
Saul Bellow, 120
Bronislaw Malinowski, 131
Nadine Gordimer, 131
Go Tell it On the Mountain / James Baldwin, 155ë
Julius Caesar / William Shakespeare, 158
William Wordsworth, 195
Samuel Coleridge, 195
Penelope Fitzgerald, 196
     The Gate of Angels, 246
Alice Munro, 196
Independent People / Halldor Laxness, 196
Structural Anthropology / Claude Levi-Strauss, 196
The Patterns of Culture / Ruth Benedict, 196
The Pickwick Papers / Charles Dickens, 198
Margaret Mead, 205
Simone Weil, 212
Winesburg, Ohio / Sherwood Anderson, 229
The Second Sex / Simone the Beauvoir, 250
Charlotte Brontë, 285
Gunga Din / Rudyard Kipling, 298
Emily Dickinson, 327

Music mentioned in Father of the Rain:
John Denver, 21
Helen Reddy, 32
Cat Stevens, 32
The Carpenters, 32
"Maxwell's Silver Hammer" / The Beatles, 133
"Bennie and the Jets" / Elton John, 133-134
Bruce Springstein
     "Thunder Road", 134
     "Independence Day", 134
     "Nebraska", 134
"Jack and Diane" / John Mellencamp, 134
Cameo, 134
The Whispers, 134
Marvin Gaye, 135
"O-o-h Child" / Five Stairsteps, 137
"Put on a Happy Face" / Dick Van Dyke, 224
"Sweet Caroline" / Neil Diamond, 225
"Mandy" / Barry Manilow, 225
"My Eyes Adored You" / Frank Valli, 225
Glenn Miller, 259
"It's Like Reaching for the Moon" / Billie Holiday, 331-332

Movies mentioned in Father of the Rain:
The Wizard of Oz, 317

TV shows mentioned in Father of the Rain:
Hawaii Five-O, 11
Mannix, 11
The Price is Right, 151
Planet of the Apes, 225
Andy Griffin Show, 274
The Little Rascals, 341

Plays mentioned in Father of the Rain:
A Chorus Line, 83
Bye Bye Birdie, 221
The King and I, 230

Magazines mentioned in Father of the Rain:
Playboy, 88
Penthouse, 108, 116, 335
Time, 161

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The Flight Attendant

Book menu for The Flight Attendant by Chris Bohjalian

The public library where I work is hosting Mr. Bohjalian this coming May! So, I'll be reading and blogging about many of his novels during the next several months.

ISBN of edition I read: 9780385542418  (advanced reading copy)

Food mentioned in The Flight Attendant:
Date and sugar cookies, 3
Turkish Delight candies, 3
Scotch, 4, 47
Coke, 242
     Coke Zero, 4
     Diet Coke, 235, 354
Stoli vodka, 5-6, 9, 17, 56
Arak, 6, 9, 12, 32-33, 137, 209, 225
Tequila, 10, 61-62, 92, 193, 226, 354
     Jose Cuervo, 56
Gin, 10, 224-225
     Gin and tonic, 192, 224
Tea, 15, 80, 222
Iced tea, 17, 37
Rye and Arabian bitters, 17
Chocolate liqueur and raspberries, 18
Sangria, 21
Wine, 42, 92
     Red wine, 28, 53
          Chianti, 59-60, 91, 95
     Riesling, 47, 202
Mixed nuts, 30
Blanquette de veau, 32, 58
Coq au vin, 32
Halloumi Cheese, 39
Fresh fruit, 40
Maamoul Cookies, 40
Beer, 47, 62
Coffee, 53, 85, 105, 153, 262, 314
     Espresso, 141
     Cappuccino, 294, 296
Sipsmith, 56
Tomato soup, 58
Crackers, 58
Ice cream 66
     Rum raisin, 67
     Chocolate chip cookie dough, 67
Jelly beans, 69
Eggs in mustard sauce, 70
Scrambled eggs, 82
Home fries, 82
Bacon, 82
Oatmeal, 82, 138
Peanuts, 87
Drambuie, 92, 151, 225, 275
Mackinnon, 92
Cuttysark, 119
Altoids, 119
Negroni, 126, 129, 137, 274, 277, 302, 310
Akvavit, 137
Irish coffee, 138, 140
Falafel, 147, 166-167, 170
Pastries, 159
Cheeses, 159
Exotic fruits, 159
Yogurt and purslane salad, 159
Fried eggs and Turkish sausage, 159-160
Margaritas, 193, 200, 228
Ararat cognac, 214
Bagels, 215
Dim sum, 219
Dumplings, 219
Pan fried noodles, 219
Peppermint macaroons, 219
Spring rolls, 220
Jack Daniels, 221
Long Island iced tea, 222
Tsingtao beer, 222, 224
Pina colada, 222-223
Dirty martinis, 240
Warmed nuts, 241
Steak, 240
Salmon, 240
Limoncello, 274
Bellinis, 274, 277-278, 294-295, 297
Gelato, 291
Pecorino cheese, 292
Sparking water, 294, 310
Cointreau, 301-302
Panzanella salad, 310
Perugio chocolates, 313, 322
Vodka and tonic, 351

Books/Authors mentioned in The Flight Attendant:
Margaret Atwood, epigraph
Alexander Pushkin, 73, 153, 207
Leo Tolstoy, 31, 73, 118, 153, 203, 225, 313, 318, 353
     Happy Ever After, 74, 125, 203, 245
     Death of Ivan Ilyich, 125, 166
     Anna Karenina, 239
Ivan Turgenev, 31, 73, 153
     Fathers and Sons, 73
Fyodor Dostoyevski, 31
Anton Chekhov, 73, 214
King Lear / William Shakespeare, 204
Chernyshevsky, 214
Charlotte's Web / E.B. White, 224
The Giver / Lois Lowry, 224
Matilda / Roald Dahl, 224
The Scarlet Letter / Nathaniel Hawthorne, 239
Carlo Levi, 312
A Raisin in the Sun (play) / Lorraine Hansberry, 325

Movies mentioned in The Flight Attendant:
Blade Runner, 16
Lawrence of Arabia, 16

Music mentioned in The Flight Attendant:
"Chandelier" / Sia, 100
"She Said She Said" / The Beatles, 177, 180
Tchaikovsky, 214
     Eugene Onegin, 5
"Concerto no. 2" / Mozart, 215
Taylor Swift, 240

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