Happy writers

Published 9:00 pm Tuesday, March 2, 2004

Do writers on the Culinary Arts, the Philosophy of Fine Food, Serious Dining, Haute Cuisine and so on strike you as a solemn bunch?

Note the following whimsical titles, including a reference to, simply, a happy eater.

“I’m Just Here for the Food” by Alton Brown.

“I Am Almost Always Hungry” by Lora Zarubin.

“How To Read a French Fry” by Russ Parsons.

“Are You Really Going To Eat That?” by Robb Walsh.

“California Dish” by Jeremiah Tower.

“It Must Have Been Something I Ate (The Return of The Man Who Ate Everything)” by Jeffrey Steingarten.

“Feeding a Yen: Specialties From Kansas City to Cuzco,” “The Tummy Trilogy,” and “Alice, Let’s Eat: Further Adventures of a Happy Eater,” all by Calvin Trillin.

Associated Press