Today, let us ruminate upon a remarkable Gay man's remarkable gift for food and writing: James Beard. In his recipe-laden1964 autobiography, Beard's boyhood Christmases in Portland, Oregon, are shown in all of their uniqueness. His mother ran a small hotel, and relied on a man named Let to get things done, in and out of the kitchen.
The Christmas sequence from Delights and Prejudices occurs in chapter 5, beginning on page 164
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