Project Gutenberg 2008-02-13 Public domain in the USA. 461 Cobb, Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury) 1876 1944 Cobb, Irvin Shrewsbury Newell, Peter 1862 1924 Newell, P. S. (Peter S.) Preston, James M. 1873 1962 Cobb's Bill-of-Fare Produced by Bryan Ness, Annie McGuire and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "Cobb's Bill-of-Fare" by Irvin S. Cobb is a humorous collection of essays written in the early 20th century. The book explores various aspects of American culture, particularly focusing on the joys and challenges of dining and the author's nostalgic reflections on food, music, art, and sports in America. Through witty anecdotes and keen observations, Cobb paints a picture of American life during this period. The opening of the book introduces a character who enters a bustling restaurant with a deep craving for the simple and hearty foods of his youth, yearning for authentic American fare rather than the fanciful dishes he has encountered elsewhere. As he orders traditional dishes like turkey with cranberry sauce and mashed potatoes, he humorously recounts the struggles and disappointments of finding true comfort food in a culinary world filled with pretentiousness. This scene sets the tone for the essays that follow, where Cobb combines nostalgia with satire, revealing both the beauty and absurdity of American culture, while also exploring topics such as music and the arts. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 62.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Essays Wit and humor PS Text Category: Humour Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: American Literature 150919 2025-07-10T08:03:52.653647 text/html 149036 2008-02-13T07:43:36 text/html 1701508 2025-07-10T08:03:55.650634 application/epub+zip 1701983 2025-07-10T08:03:53.348711 application/epub+zip 122899 2025-07-10T08:03:52.908661 application/epub+zip 1758267 2025-07-10T08:03:57.584673 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1737115 2025-07-10T08:03:55.327658 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 160933 2022-09-11T10:54:21.207040 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 128748 2025-07-10T08:03:52.376760 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 128579 2008-02-13T07:43:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 128570 2008-02-13T07:43:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22371 2025-07-10T08:03:57.721654 application/rdf+xml 27304 2025-07-10T08:03:53.108648 image/jpeg 3979 2025-07-10T08:03:52.942685 image/jpeg 52915 2008-02-13T07:43:38 application/octet-stream application/zip 1534548 2008-02-13T07:43:38 application/octet-stream application/zip 52894 2008-02-13T07:43:38 application/octet-stream application/zip 1554860 2025-07-10T08:03:52.718673 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia