Breakfast
James Joyce’s Burnt Kidney Breakfast
Thomas Pynchon’s Banana Breakfast
Zelda Fitzgerald’s Special Breakfast
Vladimir Nabokov’s Eggs à la Nabocoque
Soup
Donald Barthelme’s Fine Oxtail Soup and Lentil Soup
Walter M. Miller Jr.’s Gopher Tortoise Stew
Sides
William Carlos Williams’ Fried Onion on Rye Bread with Beer
Zora Neale Hurston’s Mulatto Rice
Ursula K. Le Guin’s Valley Succotash
Roberto Bolaño’s Brussels Sprouts with Lemon
Robert Crumb’s Macaroni Casserole
Truman Capote’s Caviar-Smothered Baked Potatoes with 80-Proof Russian Vodka
Mains
Ernest Hemingway’s Wild West Hamburger
John Barth’s Chesapeake Bay Suite
Thomas Pynchon’s European Pizza
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings’ Recipes for Coot Surprise, Jugged Rabbit, and Jellied Tongue
Herman Melville’s Whale Steaks
Donald Barthelme’s Meal of a Certain Elegance
Libations
Thomas Pynchon’s Crocodile (A Traditional Anarchist Favorite)
George Orwell’s Nice Cup of Tea
Dessert
Emily Dickinson’s Cocoanut Cake
Samuel Beckett’s Assassination Custard