Leisure Seeker

Book menu for The Leisure Seeker by Michael Zadoorian
ISBN of edition I read: 9780061671784 (hard cover)

Food mentioned in The Leisure Seeker:
Ice cream, 172-173
     Cones, 4, 118-120
Pecan logs, 15-17
Coffee, 15, 18-19, 33, 44, 98, 159, 174, 196, 203, 227
            229, 239-240
Hamburgers, 17, 19, 22, 37, 59, 135, 204-205, 216, 229
Chocolate milk shake, 20, 22
Sandwiches, 25, 44, 83
     Olive loaf sandwiches, 39
     BBQ pork sandwiches, 77
     Bologna sandwiches
     Roast beef, 222
Salisbury steak, 26
Popcorn, 28
Tea, 29, 127, 189, 203
Canadian Club, 7, 31, 52, 153
Hot dogs, 41, 59, 95
Cake, 44
Grapes, 45-46
Grape juice 45
Chicken in a Biskit crackers, 46
Eggs and bacon, 51
Toast, 51, 127, 189
Manhattans, 52, 172, 207-208
Pepsi, 53, 99-100, 153, 168-169, 192, 203, 236, 249
Potato chips, 57, 83, 225
Macaroni salad, 57
Jell-O salad, 57
Mustard potato salad, 59, 157
Three-Bean salad, 59
Ambrosia, 59
Hershey bars, 79
Root beer, 80, 83
Old fashioned, 83
Beer, 89, 91, 251
     Pabst Blue Ribbon, 89
     Milwaukee's Best, 235
French fries, 95
Dr. Pepper, 95
Pinconning cheese, 100
Chocolate frozen custard, 118
Grilled Cheese, 120
  Grilled ham and cheese, 157
Tomato soup, 120
Oatmeal, 127, 189
Macaroni and cheese, 135
Fried okra, 135
Sweet tea, 135
Cutty Sark, 140
Banana cream pie, 151
Apple pie, 141
Coconut cream pie, 141
Sociables crackers, 152
Vernors, 154
Boston Coolers, 154
Chicken noodle soup, 157
Apple sauce, 158
Bananas, 158
Chuckles candy, 163
Combos, 168
Fried bologna, 172
Dried fruit, 189
Steak, 212, 236
Look candy bar, 217
Cheese and crackers, 224
Coke,229, 263
Carlo Rossi Dago wine, 237
Cheez Its, 236
Wheat Thins, 236
Twice baked  potatoes, 236

Book/Authors mentioned in The Leisure Seeker:
Ambrose Bierce, 2
Louis L'Amour, 152, 172
     The Proving Trail, 66

Movies mentioned in The Leisure Seeker:
RAIN MAN, 9
The Grapes of Wrath, 142, 227
The Sting, 246

Television program mentioned in The Leisure Seeker:
MASH , 82
Adam-12, 104
The Tonight Show, 222
Cheers, 225
The Wonderful World of Disney, 253

Music mentioned in The Leisure Seeker:
Arthur Lyman,52
Ton Mottola, 53
Herb Alpert, 52
Jackie Gleason, 52
"Midnight Sun", 52
"Moon River" / Andy Williams, 53
Harry James, 97
"King of the Road", 106
Enoch Light & the Light Brigade, 198
     "Blue in the Night", 199
     "Fascinating Rhythm", 199
"I Don't Know Why", 263
"California Here I Come", 263

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Last Flag Flying

Book menu for Last Flag Flying by Darryl Ponicsan

Last Flag Flying is the sequel to The Last Detail. Both were adapted into feature films. 

ISBN of edition I read: 9781510727748 (hardcover)

Food mentioned in Last Flag Flying:
Jagermeister, 6
Beer, 7-8, 11-12, 15, 30, 137, 143-144, 154
     Budweiser, 94-95
Burgers, 14, 130, 213
     Cheeseburger, 97, 113, 172
Pizza, 15, 53, 94, 169, 202
Chorizo con huevos, 16
Ham in Coca-Cola sauce, 24, 52, 78
Yams, 24
Lima beans, 24
Swiss steak, 25
Coffee, 27-28, 31, 56, 61, 86-87, 113, 125, 143-144
Pie, 27
Peach cobbler, 28, 31, 33
Wild Turkey, 30, 154
Soda, 53
French toast, 55
Fried potatoes, 55
Eggs, 55
Doughnuts, 61
Coke, 67, 109, 133-134
Pancakes, 106
Chicken & rice soup, 113
Tuna salad sandwiches, 113, 158
French fries, 113, 130, 172
Chocolate malt, 113
Philly cheese steak sandwiches, 127
Onion rings, 130
Sausages, 137
Ginger ale, 154
Salad, 172
Liver & onions, 172, 175
Herbal tea, 172
Rolls, 211
Fruit, 211
Cheeses, 211

Books/Authors mentioned in Last Flag Flying:
John le Carre, 116
Michael Moore, 116
Jarhead / Anthony Swofford, 116

Music mentioned in Last Flag Flying:
"Join the Navy" / The Village People, 4
Nina Simone, 72

Television programs mentioned in Last Flag Flying:
Cops

Magazines mentioned in Last Flag Flying:
Mother Jones

Libraries mentioned in Last Flag Flying:
p.117: "The Philadelphia-bound train pulls away. They are less than an hour from Newark, where Mule hopes to call his wife and find out if anyone has called the library, which is where Mule finds his reading material. He is too poor to afford to buy books."

p.158: "In a few minutes, they see Mule making his way back to them.
          "'How's things on the home front?'" Billy asks him. He gets off his stool to give Mule another boost onto his.
          "'She's not aware of anything. I told her to call the librarian and see if anybody is snooping into my reading habits.'"
          "'It's embarrassing,'" says Billy. "'To know agents are checking up on you. How far can they go with that shit, and for what?'"

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The Last Detail

Book menu for The Last Detail by Darryl Ponicsan

(Page numbers refer to the original 1970 hardcover edition)

The Last Detail is the prequel to Last Flag Flying (now a movie)! The Last Detail also has a film adaptation starring Jack Nicholson.

Food mentioned in The Last Detail:
Coffee, 2, 14, 17, 20, 23, 55-56, 59, 101-102, 130-131, 141, 148, 153, 177
Ripple (wine), 2,6
Beer, 10, 38-40, 70, 72-73, 102, 129, 132-133, 149, 162
Kielbasa, 10
Pierogies, 10
Bleenies, 10
Cheeseburgers, 36-37, 129
French Fries, 36-37, 129
Chocolate shakes, 36-37, 147
Eggs, 59
Bacon, 59
Salami & Swiss sandwiches, 69
Corned beef, 70
Pastrami, 70
Knackwurst, 70
Stuffed cabbage, 70
Whiskey, 70
Italian sausage sandwiches, 76-77, 103
Peanuts, 77-78
Capuccino, 86, 90
Chenin Blanc, 92, 96, 98
Hot dogs, 102, 132, 134
Lobster, 104
Coke, 104
Pretzels, 132-133, 162
Champagne cocktails, 135
Boilermakers, 149, 162, 170
Jelly doughnuts, 153
Potato chips, 170
Vegetable soup, 171

Books/Authors mentioned in The Last Detail:
The Stranger / Albert Camus, 2, 5
Stephen Crane, 7
The Centaur / John Updike

Music mentioned in The Last Detail:
"Drunken Sailor", 51, 78, 85
Johnny Mathis , 88
Aretha Franklin, 92-93
Tony Bennett , 102, 105

 

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Wonderstruck

Book menu for Wonderstruck by Brian Selznick

ISBN of edition I read: 9780545027892 (hardcover)

Food mentioned in Wonderstruck :
Sandwiches, 404, 429, 521
     Tuna sandwiches, 382
Fruit cups, 392
Soda, 404
Apples, 429
Orange juice, 521
Pretzels, 521

Books/Authors mentioned in Wonderstruck:
A Lion Among Men / Gregory Maguire, epigraph

Music mentioned in Wonderstruck:
"Space Oddity" / David Bowie, 25, 68-69, 194-195

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