A jazz and comics buff blessed with a connoisseur's taste and remarkable powers of persuasion, Pekar met Crumb in Cleveland in the sixties and enlisted him to illustrate long, grumpy monologues that told the story of his shambling existence.
In my next visits I was thrilled to taste more remarkable dishes than the table could hold: prawns in smoky noodles simmered with soy and ginger in a clay pot; an eggy pancake of juicy, sweet mussels with garlic chives; a stunningly complex pork laap.
The Trustees and staff of The Metropolitan Museum of Art mourn the loss of Muriel Newman, who was a beloved Honorary Trustee and benefactor of the Museum for nearly 30 years, and whose enthusiasm for collecting, adventuresome taste, and remarkable generosity transformed the Met's collection of 20th-century art.
The taste was remarkable, the grainy softness of masa contrasting with spicy, moist crab.
This vitality is vividly parsed in "Traditional Japanese Design: Five Tastes," a remarkable exhibition at Japan Society.
But since tasting the remarkable wines made by Suertes del Marques in Tenerife, I've been trying to get my hands on as many as possible.
Although my marmalade tastes are remarkable catholic – from nostalgic Golden Shred to tar-dark Oxford, I don't discriminate – any marmalade is fair game for a generously buttered slice of crisp brown toast.
"If the taste isn't remarkable, you won't get anyone's attention.
But she was alone onstage as she offered a taste of her remarkable extended vocal technique, a petite figure framed by an enormous bright blue screen that changed colors throughout the program.
Critic Philip Martin wrote in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette of Mr. Jenkins, "This reemergence shows him as a sturdy country bluesman with excellent taste and a remarkable electric touch". Johnny Edward Jenkins, the son of a day laborer, was born March 5, 1939, east of Macon in a rural area called Swift Creek.
It was served with a platter of deep-fried relishes – green chilli stuffed with pork, fish floss flavoured with coconut, caramelised beef and some salted radish with a little egg yolk – and beautifully cut pieces of green mango, cucumber and a crunchy yellow root with a remarkable taste.
