Jim Harrison's Art of Party Gossip

Sometimes little crumbs taste the best

I recently finished Dwight Garner’s fantastic collection of memories, The Upstairs Delicatessen, and it’s impressive to see how he can relate so many eating memories to various books he’s read. On one page he’s reminded of Norman Mailer’s steak recipe, Colson Whitehead on IPAs on another, Elaine Dundy, Jessica Mitford, Larry McMurtry, Elif Batuman, Toni…