| Mike
McQuillan's response Part
of my job is to be thick-skinned, and I consider
these three letters to be fan mail. I appreciate
readers who let us know what they think.
As
for my credentials, I grew up on Long Island,
N.Y., and have been eating Italian food longer
than I've been able to hold a fork. Since we
Irish don't have many national dishes, we count
on our colleagues from the sunny peninsula to
feed us. I have never been to Europe, but I hear
the Italian food there isn't all that good
either. The American rendition of any dish is the
one with all the flavor.
I
have never heard the term
"modern-antique," but it's amazing to
see what odd words a hyphen is capable of uniting
these days.
Ellen,
you can get fettuccine anywhere, even in places
that serve Grand Slam breakfasts! I'd be happy to
make it for you, even if you insist on calling me
Mikey. And are you really that impressed by
chocolate cake and vanilla ice cream? Maybe it is
better than sex, but it's not better than really
good sex, and that's a reasonable standard to
have.
Granted,
my review was not one of a subject matter expert,
but it is a student's point of view and fits a
college newspaper.
Happy holidays to all,
Mike McQuillan
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