Symphony Space has produced an entertaining and appetizing CD called Food Fictions that could be the perfect holiday gift for the MP3 addict on your gift list. It's a 3-disc set with performances from PRI's "Selected Shorts," short stories read by acclaimed actors and recorded live at Peter Norton Symphony Space.
This collection includes 7 stories about food, cooking and eating:
- I was Really Very Hungry by M.F.K. Fisher and read by Christina Pickles
- Sorry Fugu by T.C. Boyle and read by Tony Roberts
- Just a Little More by V.S. Pritchett and read by Rene Auberjonois
- Indigestion by Anton Chekhov, translated by Peter Constantine and read by Bradley Whitford
- Taste by Roald Dahl and read by John Lithgow
- A Piece of Pie by Damon Runyon and read by John Shea
- Enough by Alice McDermott and read by Fionnula Flanagan
It's just the thing to listen to and help build up an appetite as you take the subway to someone's apartment for dinner.
Want to sample first? Click here to listen to the beginning of Tony Roberts reading from T.C. Boyle's very funny Sorry Fugu, a short story about a restaurant critic.
The list price is $28.00 and the running time is approximately 3 hours. It's available from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or Borders or you can help support Symphony Space, a beloved non-profit performance space on Manhattan's Upper West Side by buying from them directly from their website store. Visit their website or call 212-864-5400 for information.
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