Preface

For Ivan Glick, a gentle Dutchman Who Opened the Doors to my past

In Pennsylvania we know William Woys Weaver simply as one of our most talented and experimental regional cooks. Elsewhere he has been described as a national treasure and a blend of James Beard and M.F.K. Fisher. The New York Times has called him a pioneering figure in American food history. Internationally acclaimed, self-effacing to the letter, he has been exploring the foods and foodways of the Pennsylvania German people for nearly twenty-five years.