The New York Times had a cute little story recently about what famous writers ate while working on their craft. What they ate conjures images awfully similar to how they wrote. But the article is best surmised in the following drawing that was part of it:
Let's analyze the food choices for what they casually say about the writer:
Lord Byron: Vinegar.
What it says about him: Smelly dude, silent pickle lover.
Daniel Handler (Lemony Snicket): Raw, unpeeled carrots.
What it says about him: Wow, there's a party.
Marcel Proust: Espresso.
What it says about him: Figures.
Joyce Maynard: Lime popsicles.
What is says about her: Less weird than JD Salinger.
Michael Pollan: Tea out of a glass and roasted almonds during breaks.
What it says about him: Someone just haaaas to be a little different, huh?
Walt Whitman: Oysters and meat for breakfast.
What it says about him: Aphrodisiac lover.
Mary Roach: Pretty near-raw beef pho and corn nuts.
What it says about her: Pretty gassy.
Truman Capote: Coffee, mint tea, sherry, martini.
What it says about him: Pees a lot.
John Steinbeck: Cold toast and stale coffee.
What it says about him: Potentially wrote at a booth at Denny's.
F. Scott Fitzgerald: Canned meat eaten from the tin and apples.
What it says about him: Possibly Hawaiian.
Franz Kafka: Milk.
What it says about him: Superhuman bone strength, kidney stones.
Photo / Drawing: New York Times, Wendy MacNaughton
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