Good Things to Eat As Suggested By Rufus
Author(s): Rufus Estes
Genre(s): *non-fiction, Cooking
Narrators: Dr. Pamela Russ, Denny Sayers (d. 2015), Kristen McQuillin, Scott Walter, Catherine Fitz, Robin Cotter, Alys AtteWater, Patricia Oakley, Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023), Joyce Nussbaum, J.C., Betsie Bush
Number of Chapters: 20
Length: 6 hours and 12 minutes
Language: English
Rufus Estes was born a slave in 1857 in Tennessee, and experienced first hand the turmoil of the Civil War. He began working in a Nashville restaurant at the age of 16, and in 1883 took up employment as a Pullman cook. In 1897, he was hired as principal chef for the private railway car of U.S. Steel magnates (the fin-de-siecle equivalent of today's Lear Jets for corporate travel). There he served succulent fare for the rich and famous at the turn of the 20th century. (Summary by Denny Sayers)