Calvin Trillin Part 2 on Gumbo, Writing, and Cole Porter

Special Sauce with Ed Levine

Feb 25, 2016•29 min

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In this second half of my interview with The New Yorker staff writer, Calvin Trillin, you'll learn what major roux-related mistake would keep him from revisiting a restaurant, some of his secrets for speechwriting (or not writing, rather), and why he's envious of Cole Porter.

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