As we reported earlier on Pith, Joey Bowker, a.k.a. Nashville public-access TV hero The Bat Poet, has been beset by catastrophic medical expenses--the result of recent bypass surgery and ongoing treatment for diabetes and other ailments. In his honor, Nashville entertainer Melba Toast has organized a one-hour telethon for 8 p.m. Saturday on CATV Comcast Ch. 19, which has hosted his show for most of its 13 1/2-year run.
Those appearing include horror host Dr. Gangrene, the gorgeous gals of
In the Scene editorial department, we have a file cabinet where we dispose of excess food, promotional swag and other things that we feel guilty about chucking--like those misguided booze-flavored potato chips that made some of us puke in our mouths.
On a recent stroll past the File Cabinet of Despair, I caught sight of a name that made my food-loving heart skip a beat: Escoffier. The name synonymous with modern French cooking was emblazoned on the spine of a shiny hardback book entitled Bigg
