"Hollywood
Use a Little Wine For Thy Stomach's
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OLLYWOOD is a gold
mine!"
Over a cup of tea in the lounge
of his San Francisco hotel, Julian
Street, author, gourmet, and wine
connoisseur, talked of writing and
fl 3 wine his work and his hob
by. He is, possibly, the pleasant
est man in the world to ohat with,
because his life work and deep in
terest have, for ail practical pur
poses, become one, with the ex
ception of' occasional excursions
to the movie capital "where
money prows on trees, or very
nearly." Where many famous men
Veep their business and hobby
separate enterprises, he combines
- his into a neat entity, writing
largely of Rood living which
means wandering over the world
in search of interesting places,
meals from various savory kitch
ens, accompanied by an appropri
ate vintage.
A charter member of the Amer
ican Association of Gourmets, he
visited Monterey, and association
headquarters at Del Monte, where
Chef Emil Rissel prepared one of
his specialties under the critical
-eye of the author, and his attrac- .
T tive wife, Margot. .
"Like other highly paid profes
sions," he smiled, "there are ad
vantages and drawbacks to writ-
ing for the studios,
"The jrood things are these:
You are well paid for your work,
and the best of fiction writers can
learn a great deal about construc
tion. Creating a story for the
movies is a field in itself. There is
a special department which does
nothing but build stories, fit to
gether events, drama, climax, and
so on until each piece of the
puzzle drops into its right place.
"Personally, that is not my
field. I sold a story which fea
tured W. C. Fields. It was just a
three-page synopsis, an outline.
When it came to adapting it
scene for scene, that was some
one's else job, fortunately. I
couldn't have done that part suc
cessfully. "The disadvantage is this: A
fiction writer cannot afford to re-
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And here is the renowned connoisseur of fine wines and tasty
viands as he appeared, preparing one of his famous dishes
at Del Monte.
main on that kind of a job very
long. It is almost certain to
change, to limit his style. He gets
a writing habit which is distinctly
bad for future literary work.
"There are several well known
authors who have gone to Holly
wood with high hopes, and left
with a grouch. They thought, be
cause they could write excellent
By Peter Wolff
fiction, movie stories would be
simple. They had to realize, final
ly, that a knowledge of fiction
didn't help them in the least.
They lacked the necessary tech
nique; they were expert crafts
men in their own field, but at a
complete loss when it came to the
actual construction of a movie
story. Of course, they arrived
feeling superior to the so-called
'hacks' of Hollywood. Perhaps
they still felt superior when they
left -but for no good reason."
THE author was amused at the,
idea that Hollywood studios
employed mediocre talent. It was,
he had learned, the other way
around.
"At Paramount, there are men
like William le Baron, one time
editor of Colliers, a producer of
musical shows, and now chief of
production at one of the largest
studios. He is a man of definite
capacity and talent, as witnessed
by his recent work."
Street spoke of his books, writ
ten about the things he likes best
in life travel, good food, fine
wine.
"Wine" was written when pro
hibition ended, and is dedicated to
his wife, "To Margot, a gourmet
in spite of herself." Prefacing the
first chapter is a quotation from
Ernest Hemingway's "Death in
the Afternoon": "Wine is one of
the most civilized things in the
world, and one of the natural
things of the world that has been
brought to the greatest perfection,
and it offers a greater range of
enjoyment and appreciation than,
possibly, any other purely sensory
thing which may be purchased."
"I believe the first few para
graphs explain my attitude to
ward wine quite well," the author
smiled, and quoted: " 'Excepting
perhaps love and war,' there is no
subject in which the literature of
all ages is richer than in the
praise of the cup. The song of
wine has been sung since the
dawn of civilization, and wine it
self has been peculiarly a part of
civilization, for the most civilized
men throughout history have used
it and been loudest in acclaiming
it.
1 "Biblical references to wine
are numerous, and St. Paul's ad
vice to Timothy: 'Use a little wine
for thy stomach's sake,' has sup
plied valuable ammunition to
campaigning West, who evidently
preferred it, for their purpose, to
the Psalmist's more Joyous refer-
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ence to 'wine that maketh glad
the heart of man' allusions to
the cheering properties of drink
having been regarded as bad
strategy." '
As a wine connoisseur he wrote
"Wine," and as a gourmet he
went to Paris at 21 and produced
"Paris a la Carte"; later he re
turned to Paris to write "Where
Paris Dines", a comprehensive re
view of some 285 Parisian cafes,
comparing their food, service, and
wine cellars.
In the introduction to this last
volume he speaks of visitors to
Paris who loved good living:
"Among the notable gourmets of
the city are many Americans and
many Englishmen; nevertheless,
it must be admitted that citizens
of these two nations at their gas
tronomic worst are often guilty
of astonishing barbarities. At
Foyot's I once saw a family of
my fellow-countrymen who had
evidently gone there to sample
the restaurant's famous duck
cooked with oranges. These wor
thy folk should never have been .
sent to a place as fine as Foyot's,
for they were, it developed, pro
hibitionists, and a prohibitionist
must, in the very nature of things,
lack certain high appreciations.
At all events, instead of drinking
Burgundy, or mere water, with
their duck, they ordered choco
late! UrxUCK, oranges, and choco
J late could any more re
volting combination be devised?
Bravely and politely the waiters
performed their duties, but when
an old Frenchman, dining oppo
site, discovered what was going
on, he rose in horror and moved
to a table at the farthest corner
of the room."
As a traveler who likes to dis
cover his own country, he wrote
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WE SAY AGAIN: every
body likes fresh eggs.
Everybody likes fresh milk.
And everybody who smokes
cigarettes likes them factory
fresh . . . Tobacco is at its best
when fresh.
What do you do to get ciga
rettes factory-fresh ?
Just buy Double-Mellow
Old Golds, made from prize
crop tobaccos.
Why are they especially fresh?
P.S.: That "Double-Money-Bock"
Mr. and Mrs. Julian Street vacationing at fashionable Del
Monte, where the famous author went for a rest after
completing a motion picture scenario.
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open for thirty days from today.
"Abroad at Home" and "America
Adventures two books which,
according to his author, friend,
Owen Johnson, wore to become
"travel books to end travel books."
Nothing, of course, actually ends
travel books, but Julian Street's
have served as models for others
on the American scene. In fact,
these two volumes still sell in
book stores throughout the coun
try, and bring In steady royalties.
His opinion on the situation of
the wine industry is definite: "1
believe that the temperance people
and the government as well, are
overlooking an important field for
propaganda and education. People,
in America, are going to drink
something and wine is certainly
the best thing they can use for all
purposes. It permits an approach
to the ancient Greek ideal of mod
eration, it adds pleasure to any
meal, and is a friendly, cheerful
aid to living.
"Government monopolies which'
govern the liquor sale in some
states, is not the answer to any
thing. Those in charge may know
hard liquors, but they do not
know wines. Of course, there isn't
much profit in wine, which is part
of the reason; and even govern
ment chain liquor stores like to
show a profit.
"Another thing is that politics
and wine do not mix. These state
monopolies become a political or
ganization which is extremely dif
ficult to change. They gain more
power each year, control votes
which perpetuate their scheme
and in some canes make amusing
rules about which citizen shall buy
a bottleof wine. In one state, you
must show your license, your pic
' lure, and other identifications. As
if this proved you a moderate, re
sponsible person!
CALIFORNIA wines aro
getting better. When you
stop to consider that ordinary red
wine should be aged in the wood
for three years, and remain in the
bottle one year at least, you can
see the situation. Time and care
is the only remedy. No chemical
or special machinery will serve
the purpose.
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"There are, naturally, simple
precautions to be observed if you
wish to truly enjoy fine wine
"For one, you should never
drink good wine to quench your
thirst. For that purpose beer and
water aro better, or a light wine
, mixed with water. Wine must be
enjoyed for its colour and per
fume, and then sipped for its
flavor. It should not be rushed
"Then, use a thin white glass of
large size, and fill It always less
than half full. Hold it to the light
and enjoy its colour. Rotate the
glass and let the wine spread over
the inner surface of the glass, re
leasing the perfume.
"Take a small sip. See how
many flavors you can distinguish,
' before you swallow.
"You see, half of the enjoyment
comes before the actual drink it
self, which makes it something of
an art the art of appreciation,
"No wine should be served with
anything sweet, for this kills the
flavor of the wine.
"Many people who love good
wine do not smoke during dinner,
but there are several wines which
blend well with tobacco: Port,
Sherry, Madeira, and Liqueur
Cognac.
U A HEN you serve several
VV wines with a meal, you
should strive to effect a crescendo,
stepping up through lesser wines,
grade by grade working up to
the main wine, served with the
game or roast. Then, a sweet wine
with dessert.
"It is not wise to serve a red
wine before a white wine, nor a
red Burgundy before a Claret, nor
a sweet wine before a dry wine,
"Correctly used, wine is an ac
companiment to food flavors, and
not a thing apart."
Julian Street paused, lighted
another cigarette and poured hot
water into his tea pot. He was
leaving for the Northwest early
the next morning, planning on a
. vacation uninterrupted by writing,
or other labor. .
"I'm going into hibernation,"
he said, "not for the winter, but
for most of this autumn."
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