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”
Monday, September 21, 2009
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 [...]
Mad Men Foodcap: Episode 5, “The Fog”
Monday, September 14, 2009
I like to talk about food. I also like to talk about Mad Men. So, barring life getting in the way, every remaining week that Mad Men is on the air, I’ll try to prepare a 60s snack menu based on what the ladies and gentlemen of Sterling Cooper ate last week — because they [...]




