COOKING FOR A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN – Epilogue – Mothers and Daughters
By Larry Levine – I’ve traveled a lot of miles from that kitchen in Brooklyn. There have been a lot of smiles along the way, more wonderful women than a man has a right to wish for, a million fond memories and always the music, always the songs. This life that... Read More
COOKING FOR A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN – Chapter Fourteen – Fantasies
By Larry Levine – A man’s fantasies change as he gets older. Early in life, probably starting as a pre-teen, a boy might fantasize about a photo in Playboy, or the swimsuit issue of Sports Illustrated. They are crude, uninformed fantasies. After a couple of... Read More
COOKING FOR A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN – Chapter Thirteen – Judy
By Larry Levine – Quick. Name the three greatest popular singers of your lifetime, or your parents’ lifetime if you are under 35 years old. How about Judy, Ella, Frank, or Barbra? Full names aren’t necessary; they’re all legends. It’s a safe bet that at least... Read More
COOKING FOR A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN – Chapter Twelve – La Divina
By Larry Levine – I became a fan of soprano opera diva Maria Callas long before I learned she attended the same elementary school as I did in Brooklyn, N.Y. It had more to do with her extraordinary voice, her fiery personality and the controversy that followed... Read More
COOKING FOR A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN – Chapter Eleven – An Indomitable Spirit / An Incredible Survival
By Larry Levine – For 83 years Tillie Tooter lived her life in quiet anonymity – a World War II widow, who raised her daughter alone in the years before society coined the term “single mom”. Then in the pre-dawn darkness on a South Florida highway in the summer of... Read MoreGet Social!
