I LOVE Jeffrey Steingarten

''What arbitrary and destructive force was pulling me ineluctably toward my star-crossed encounter with this monstrous ruler of the frozen deep? I believe it was the editor in chief of Vogue.''

''We did get into a lot of trouble with that horse fat piece; we had an avalanche of letters about that one. But I can tell you, no one in the food world buys Vogue for the fashion, they buy it for Jeffrey.''

One of Mr. Steingarten's pet themes is an utter lack of patience with people who are convinced they have food allergies. Lactose intolerance in particular irritates him, as does the government's squeamishness about allowing the import of unpasteurized cheeses. He says he gets food poisoning only once every two years or so, something of a record for someone who travels the world eating things like deep-fried bamboo worms, roasted wasp larvae and mashed pig's brains.


http://www.nytimes.com/2002/12/04/dining/a-perfectionist-does-it-his-way.html