I’m reading The #RulesofCivility by #AmorTowles As in #AGentlemaninMoscow, Towles is taking me on a grand tour, this time of 1938 New York and the upper echelons of the wealthy. And, like #AGentlemaninMoscow, he provides exquisite descriptions of the food served in luxury hotels: “The asparagus arrived with a touch of fanfare, presented tableside in a small copper pan. The individual spears were arranged in perfect order—each identical in length, no two overlapping. On top had been delicately scattered a mixture of buttered bread crumbs and fontina cheese which had been broiled to a crunchy, bubbling brown. The captain served the asparagus with a silver fork and spoon. Then he grated a touch of lemon peel over the plate.—Bon appétit.” #civility #classconsciousness #books #reading #food

An author I love to read is #AmorTowles. As far as I know his only published novels are #AGentlemanInMoscow, #RulesOfCivility and #TheLincolnHighway. They are all #goodreads.