Episode 5: How Nancy cornered the celery heart market. Thoughts on great dinner parties.

You’ll hear no iceberg lettuce shaming in this episode.

The great little food shops we talk about in this episode

1. Talbott and Arding, where Ruth does a lot of shopping. 202 Allen Street, Hudson New York

2. We Got Nuts, Nancy’s online source for Antep Turkish pistachios. She buys them by the five-pound bag.

3. Breadfolks, the Hudson bakery Nancy asks Ruth about, was opened by celebrity portrait photographer Norman Jean Roy and his artist wife Joanna Jean Roy. Ruth says they did “the greatest” laminated pastries. When they closed the bakery in 2022, there was talk of the couple creating a wholesale operation and bread book, although at the moment both seem to be busy pursuing their photography and art. Meanwhile, Mel The Bakery has taken over the space that Bread Folks once occupied. Their bread is great. 324 Warren Street, Hudson New York

4. Garni Meat Market
   1715 E. Washington Blvd., Pasadena

5. Zhengyalov Hatz
   318 East Broadway, Glendale

6. Chino Ranch
   6123 Calzada Del Bosque, Rancho Santa Fe, CA,

7. Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant
   1605 San Pablo Avenue, Berkeley, California

8. Monterey Market. Ruth says they have “the best” produce.
   1550 Hopkins Street, Berkeley, California

9. Berkeley Bowl
   920 Heinz Avenue, Berkeley

10. Acme Bread
    1601 San Pablo Avenue, Berkeley

11. Bub and Grandma’s

12. Kenter Canyon Bread is called Roan Mills

13. Trufflebert Farm
    Eugene Oregon

The story that angered Kermit Lynch

This is an image of the first page of a Metropolitan Home story Ruth wrote about famed Berkeley wine merchant Kermit Lynch. In this podcast episode, we talk about the quote that was changed during the editing process and why that change about the difference between shopping in Provence and Berkeley upset Kermit. The complete piece is here — along with some terrific recipes.

A Marion Cunningham dinner without iceberg lettuce

This is the menu from Marion’s Birthday 70th birthday party thrown by Alice, Ruth and Michael Bauer where iceberg lettuce was not served.

But at Marion’s Eightieth birthday Alice finally gave in and allowed iceberg lettuce (with Green Goddess dressing): This is the story Ruth wrote about it.

Victor Hertzler’s original recipe for Celery Victor at the St. Francis Hotel

Take six stalks of celery well washed. Make a stock of one soup hen or chicken bones, and five pounds of veal bones in the usual manner, with carrots, onions, parsley, bay leaves, salt and pepper. Place the celery in a vessel and strain the broth over it. Boil until soft and let cool off in its own broth.

When cold press the broth out of the celery with the hand, gently, and place on a plate. Season with salt, fresh ground black pepper, chervil, and one-quarter white wine vinegar with tarragon to three-quarters of best olive oil.

Salad for dinner book  https://www.amazon.com/Salad-Dinner-Complete-Meals-Seasons/dp/0847838250

After all the talk about the title of Ruth’s forthcoming book…. it is called neither Fishing for the Moon (which Ruth still loves), nor Apricots and Vanilla. It is…. drumroll please……

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