Stephen King Is Playing With Food -- Again

How much  would you trust Stephen King's taste buds? He did work on a novel titled, "Cannibals."  And gave us the short story "Survivor Type."  What exactly did Pennywise do with Georgie? 

Bon Appétit Magazine posted a fun interview with Stephen King titled, "Master of Horror, Slave to Cheesecake: Stephen King on His Favorite Foods."  

Jonathan Durbin quotes King, ""I'm not a fan of anything slippery or slimy," says King. "I don't eat oysters. It's horrible, the way they slither down your throat alive." 

Be sure to check out the image at the website.  www.bonappetit.com

In 2008 EW printed an article by King titled, "Stephen King's Guide To Movie Snacks."  King advised,

I always start my order with the ritual drink — Diet Pepsi if possible, Coke Zero as a fallback, Diet Coke the court of last resort. A big diet cola sops up the calories and cholesterol contained in movie snack food just like a big old sponge soaks up water. This is a proven fact. One expert (me) believes a medium diet cola drink can lower your cholesterol by 20 points and absorb as much as one thousand empty calories. And if you say that's total crap, I would just point out I don't call it a ritual drink for nothing. Sometimes I add a strawberry smoothie with lots of whipped cream, but I'm always sure to take enough sips of my ritual drink to absolve me of those calories, too.

A while back Posted Daniel J DeMersseman at No Fun Intended published an article titled, "Authors as food."  King was included among the likes of Shirley Jackson (garbanzo beans), Hemingway (mustard), and more.

The commentary read: "Spaghetti. Stephen King is spaghetti. Both are probably best enjoyed when you’re young and your tastes are still developing. Nothing spectacular about either and Americans probably consume both more than they should, but every now and then, you just get one of those cravings and nothing else will satisfy it. Banality never tasted so good."  (no-fun-intended.blogspot.com)

Now that was quite helpful!

King contributed to a book about men cooking titled, "Man With A Pan."

In the article, King reveals the reason he does a lot of the cooking in his home is because his wife, Tabitha, has lost a lot of her sense of taste and smell.  The result is a lack of passion for food.  So, King's work in the kitchen is one of necessity!  Does he love to cook?  He makes no such claim.  "I can respect the food even if I"m not especially crazy about cooking it," King says.  He closes the article with the statement, "You can cook stuff people love to eat (always assuming they have a sense of taste) without loving to cook."

The article is wonderful.  The cliff notes:

• King likes the frying pan a lot!
• Cooking requires patience.  "Engage in culinary foreplay," King urges as he discusses how frying gets a bad name because people go crazy.
• The microwave can be your friend.  "I also love the microwave" King says, explaining it's all how you use the thing.  He then gives a quick explanation how to cook a "great fish dish that's beautiful in the microwave."
• Be gentle.  That theme resonates throughout the article.  Food deserves some respect, so even if cooking is not your pride and joy, don't destroy every ting with fire.

On Cooking

Stephen King has a short article in the 2011cookbook "Man With A Pan."  Well, it's sort of a cookbook.  It has recipes.  But it also has articles.  Kings three page article focuses on why he cooks and some things he considers no-no's in the kitchen.

The reason King does a lot of the cooking in his home is because his wife, Tabitha, has lost a lot of her sense of taste and smell.  The result is a lack of passion for food.  So, King's work in the kitchen is one of some necessity!  Does he love to cook?  He makes no such claim.  "I can respect the food even if I"m not especially crazy about cooking it," King says.  He closes the article with the statement, "You can cook stuff people love to eat (always assuming they have a sense of taste) without loving to cook."

The article is wonderful.  The cliff notes:

• King likes the frying pan a lot!
• Cooking requires patience.  "Engage in culinary foreplay," King urges as he discusses how frying gets a bad name because people go crazy.
• The microwave can be your friend.  "I also love the microwave" King says, explaining it's all how you use the thing.  He then gives a quick explanation how to cook a "great fish dish that's beautiful in the microwave."
• Be gentle.  That theme resonates throughout the article.  Food deserves some respect, so even if cooking is not your pride and joy, don't destroy every ting with fire.

About the book, editor John Donohue says,

It was very important for me to include a broad cross section of men who cook for their families in the book," Donohue says. "I wanted the well crafted essays by professional writers, but I also wanted to hear from other working fathers, ones who might have more demanding jobs than being a successful writer. It's one thing to make your own hours, it's another to have to be on the job as a fireman, a bond trader, a carpenter, an economist, and still get food on the table. I wanted the book to be an inspiration to men of all professional stripes."

Man with a Pan can be purchased HERE.  The book is also available on Kindle.