Fed, White, and Blue

by Simon Majumdar

Simon Majumdar is probably not your typical idea of an immigrant. As he says, “I’m well rested, not particularly poor, and the only time I ever encounter ‘huddled masses’ is in line at Costco.” But immigrate he did, and thanks to a Homeland Security agent who asked if he planned to make it official, the journey chronicled in Fed, White, and Blue was born. In it, Simon sets off on a trek across the United States to find out what it really means to become an American, using what he knows best: food.

Simon stops in Plymouth, Massachusetts, to learn about what the pilgrims ate (and that playing Wampanoag football with large men is to be avoided); a Shabbat dinner in Kansas; Wisconsin to make cheese (and get sprayed with hot whey); and LA to cook at a Filipino restaurant in the hope of making his in-laws proud. Simon attacks with gusto the food cultures that make up America—brewing beer, farming, working at a food bank, and even finding himself at a tailgate. Full of heart, humor, history, and of course, food, Fed, White, and Blue is a warm, funny, and inspiring portrait of becoming American.

Join Simon as he goes on the Great American “Fed, White, and Blue” Book Tour as well as at other events around the country.  You can order your copy here.

2015

March

  • 25: Fed, White, And Blue Book Tour. The Mark Twain House and Museum8 pm to 9:30 pm. Hartford, Connecticut.
  • 26: Fed, White, And Blue Book Tour. Bears Smokehouse11 am to 1 pm. Hartford, Connecticut.
  • 26: Fed, White, And Blue Book Tour. Bears Smokehouse6:30 pm to 8 pm. Windsor, Connecticut
  • 30: Fed, White, And Blue Book Tour. Plimoth Plantation12 Noon to 1 pm. Plymouth, Massachusetts.
  • 31: Fed, White, And Blue Tour. Central House at the Crown6 pm. Provincetown, Massachusetts. [Please contact 508-487-1430 for reservations.]

April

May

  • 2: Fed, White, And Blue Book Tour. Events Space TBA. Mobile, Alabama.
  • 5: Fed, White, And Blue Book Tour. Epicurean Hotel. Tampa, Florida.
  • 10: Taste of Gainesville. Gainesville, Florida.
  • 13: Fed, White, And Blue Book Tour. Summits Wayside Tavern7 pm. Cumming, Georgia.
  • 17: Fed, White, And Blue Book Tour. The Eddy Pub. Saxapahaw, North Carolina.
  • 19: Fed, White, And Blue Book Tour. Event Space TBA. Lexington, North Carolina.
  • 22: Fed, White, And Blue Book Tour. The Writer’s Block7 pm to 8:30 pm. Las Vegas, Nevada.
  • 28: Fed, White, And Blue Book Tour. Seviche Restaurant6 pm Reception. 7 pm Dinner. Louisville, Kentucky. [Please contact madi@sevicherestaurant or call 502-473-8560 for reservations.]
  • 30: Fed, White, And Blue Book Tour. The Commissary. Columbus, Ohio.

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November