Here are some insights from Revere Auctions’ Sean Blanchet about the Splendid Collection auction. The auction has selections of many objects and writings that belong to Lynne Rossetto Kasper, long-time host of the podcast, The Splendid Table. You can listen to the conversation about what is available, why it is happening, and what might interest you.

Lynne has had an extraordinary career, but fans of The Splendid Table will enjoy the personal items that are available, such as dish towels and napkins. There are lovely copper pots as well as lots of books, many of which are signed with a dedication to her. She has notebooks, and papers that are annotated with post-it notes. Even just the auction catalog is an extraordinary look into a respected food historian’s readings, cooking, and thoughts. Before The Splendid Table she was a writer and cooking school teacher.

Welcome to subscribers. I would love to hear from you. Do you listen to The Splendid Table? Will you be bidding on this auction?

Interested in restaurant criticism, the decline of alternative weeklies, and the rise of influencers? Is food a real part of the cultural landscape or is it just fun? What and who can we rely on for ideas, not just information like hours of operation and the name of a place? James Beard Foundation Award winner Besha Rodell has written a memoir about her food life, Hunger Like a Thirst. Listen. It’s on Tip of the Tongue.

Read her New York Times work. The Brisbane Times.

We talk to a founder of the Museum of the American Cocktail, Tim McNally, about the wine and spirits industry. A wine writer who spent much of his career judging wine, he is the perfect person to ask about the state of the industry today.

He is a writer, and his book about the Sazerac is wonderful.

Want to know more? Listen. It’s on Tip of the Tongue.

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