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Mad Men Foodcap: Episode 8, “Souvenir”

I’d just like to linger on this image for a moment. Because that is the last time I’m going to say, “Oh, Pete,” in a gently mocking but still affectionate way. Pete’s dead to me now. Last Week: Betty bought a couch that looks like upholstered lady-parts and blocked her hearth with it. Don had [...]

Mad Men Foodcap: Episode 7, “Seven Twenty Three”

Q: What do Betty Draper and Marcella White Campbell have in common? A: They both own this cookbook: I will prove it! I will scan my cookbook’s cover! That’s right. Separated by decades and the mists of real and not-real, Betty Draper and I both cook from Betty Crocker’s Hostess Cookbook. I’m sure that both [...]

Mad Men Foodcap: Episode 6, “Guy Walks Into An Advertising Agency”

New maxim: never bring a fully-loaded John Deere tractor into the office unless you intend to use it. Last Week: In Episode 5, “The Fog,” Don and little Sally shared a late-night meal of corned beef hash while Betty was in the hospital with little Gene. So last night’s main course was pretty self-explanatory. If [...]