Colman Andrews Defines Paul McCartney’s Butter Pie for the Non-Brit — and Other Recipes
Veteran food writer and lifelong Anglophile Colman Andrews brings his expertise to a book that by rights should be perfect.
Diane Leach
Diane Leach has a Master's Degree in English Literature from Humboldt State University. She writes for PopMatters.com and blogs at Theinsufficientkitchen.com. She can be reached at [email protected].
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