Food Memoir

“Drinking was a group hobby . . . Food, its accoutrements, and above all the sensuous pleasures of eating formed the leitmotif of his life.”

"Ken Wells, a career professional journalist, set out to tell a personal story of all things culturally connected with gumbo."

“He tells the story of how his company had to separate from a beverages industry partner, because the latter was too worried about the quarterly bottom line.

“My copy of Wild Flavors is so dog-eared that the book looks like I’ve owned and used it for years. I haven’t—but I intend to.”