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John F. Mariani

John F. Mariani is a writer and food critic and the author of The Dictionary of American Food and Drink .

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A restaurant critic who’s a food historian and the fortunate recipient of an Italian grandmother’s cooking follows the course of America’s favorite ethnic fare in its rise from spaghetti and a red checked tablecloth to carpaccio and fine bone china