Robert Farrar Capon’s “The Supper of the Lamb”

1 L / 8 X 4 II: Night I report

by zora on April 21, 2006

It was delicious! But then, how can lamb with mushrooms and wine not be delicious? And it fed eight people (or six, with leftovers). But then, as Peter said, it’s not Night I we’re worried about, it’s Night IV. Whatever the case, it was a fine excuse for dinner at 11:30pm, which meant both Tamara [...]

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1 L / 8 X 4 I: Prep for Night 1

by zora on April 19, 2006

Compared to Robert Farrar Capon, Jamie Oliver, aka the Naked Chef, is sober as a judge and precise and anal as a baker. After getting those pesky ingredients out of the way on pp. 1–3, Capon finally gets back to the lamb-supper details on p. 28 — after some significant meditations on the beauty and [...]

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1L / 8 X 4: the prologue

by zora on April 17, 2006

Here’s what we’re working with, direct from page 1 of The Supper of the Lamb: Let me begin without ceremony. LAMB FOR EIGHT PERSONS FOUR TIMES In addition to one iron pot, two sharp knives, and four heads of lettuce, you will need the following: FOR THE WHOLE 1 leg of lamb (The largest the [...]

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Live coverage: Lamb for Eight Persons Four Times

by zora on April 16, 2006

For at least a year I’ve been meaning to write a heartfelt ode to The Supper of the Lamb, the best book about food I’ve ever read. Robert Farrar Capon is the author, and he happens to be an Episcopal minister. (Or happened? I’m not even sure he’s alive. This book was published in 1969.) [...]

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