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...makes a feature of it, opening the book with a chapter titled "Pig-Killing Time at Saint-Agrève" (his mountain hometown in the Ardèche region of France) that is a frank, celebratory portrayal of the "taking apart and devouring" of one of the locally raised swine...
...course, Reynaud makes sure to acquaint readers with the average Ardèche swine, whose life may be prematurely curtailed but is nothing short of blissful while it lasts. On a spread devoted to Eric, a pig rearer, the author proclaims that "Eric's pigs are happy pigs." And why wouldn't they be? From the age of three weeks they are pampered with a banquet of whey, potatoes and cabbage; their lifestyle is "No stress, plenty of space and lots and lots to eat." The emphasis in Reynaud's world is on quality, both of life and of meat...
...Like the 1995 movie Babe, which has also explored the relationship between man and swine, Pork & Sons is a reminder of what goes into our mouths and stomachs. But while the film's anthropomorphic rendering of a pig's life may have converted some viewers to vegetarianism, the book version is more likely to foster a readership of confirmed carnivores-a fitting tribute to an animal that brings so much to the table...
...utter disgust of the hotel's other guests and staff. I suspect that, as Mayer reported, L'Andana's well-trained sommelier smartly guided Mayer and her company away from the most valued wines, knowing full well that serving it to them would have been throwing pearls before swine. Janie Berquist Phellipon St. Denis-La Chevasse, France...
NICHOLSON: Well, that's right. You had to change things up, be a swine. [DiCaprio arrives...