in britannia

LA Times food columnist died earlier this week. I'd been wondering why his Matters of Taste column hadn't been seen for some time. It was one of the best written food columns I've enjoyed reading. He was witty, charming, and totally up-front. His column was elevated enough to discuss fine wines and olive oils from Tuscany but still down-to-earth enough to talk about basic hamburgers or the idiots who sell food at baseball games. The appreciation article is now up on the LA Times website. If you can, jump on Proquest or something and download some of his articles. They're hilarious, they're touching, and it's really sad that they're not going to be popping up weekly or biweekly anymore.