The Gay Cookbook
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Rand, Chef Lou. The Gay Cookbook, The Complete Compendium of Campy Cuisine and Menus for Men. Second Edition. 1965. Book is in very good condition; dust jacket is in good plus condition—jacket shows staining to the spine and an abrasion to the front cover. Illustrations by David Costain.Â
The double-entendres abound in this early crossover cookbook, published decades before gay became mainstream and went commercial. The author was a San Franciscan who sometimes performed as a chorus girl under the nom de drag Sonia Parlijer. With recipes for swishy steaks, chicken queens, and suggestions on what do with crabs, this book is high camp, but it also a practical cookbook. It was among the first to promote sushi and sashimi to the U.S. reader.
The double-entendres abound in this early crossover cookbook, published decades before gay became mainstream and went commercial. The author was a San Franciscan who sometimes performed as a chorus girl under the nom de drag Sonia Parlijer. With recipes for swishy steaks, chicken queens, and suggestions on what do with crabs, this book is high camp, but it also a practical cookbook. It was among the first to promote sushi and sashimi to the U.S. reader.
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