Book · 1975 · Dinners and dining

American Fried

Adventures of a Happy Eater

by Calvin Trillin · Recommended by 1 person on 1 podcast

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And also Calvin Trillan's books about food. They're called collectively the Tummy Trilogy, but I hate that name because it makes them seem cute and trilogy. Yeah. But their their initial titles are American Fried, Alice, Let's Eat, and Third Helpings, which a introduced me to sort of vernacular food all around us and why it matters.
Dwight Garner · The Book Review · Oct 2026 Listen at 28:13

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“and also Calvin Trillan's books about food. They're called collectively the Tummy Trilogy, but I hate that name because it makes them seem cute and trilogy. Yeah. But their their initial titles are American Fried, Alice, Let's Eat, and Third Helpings, which a introduced me to sort of vernacular food all around us and why it matters.”

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