Just to clarify:

Justin Wilson was the "southern gentleman" referred to in earlier posts, not Jeff Smith. Wilson died several years ago.

Jeff Smith, aka The Frugal Gourmet, was the man whose career was ruined by a sex scandal. He lost his show, and died a couple of years ago in obscurity. He was (I believe) from the state of Washington, and was not southern. We used to watch his show regularly, and have a couple of his books. He was also an ordained minister, and this is partly why we were so shattered when all this stuff about him surfaced.

Signor V.


"For me, there's only my wife..."

"Sure I cook with wine - sometimes I even add it to the food!"

"When life itself seems lunatic, who knows where madness lies?"

"It was a grass harp... And we listened."

"Do any human beings ever realize life while they live it? Every, every minute?"

"No. Saints and poets, maybe... they do some."