Heavy Table: Interview with James Norton and Becca Dilley

Heavy Table interviews the author and photographer of LAKE SUPERIOR FLAVORS.

Norton_Lake coverKeeping Heavy Table running isn’t quite enough to keep James Norton and Becca Dilley busy (even though you’d really think it should be). When the couple had finished up The Master Cheesemakers of Wisconsin, an oral history of the state of the cheese industry in that state, they started looking around for a new project, one they could approach in a similar way.

So, they looked north.

Their newest book is Lake Superior Flavors: A Field Guide to Food and Drink Along the Circle Tour (University of Minnesota Press, 2014). Like Master CheesemakersLake Superior Flavorscombines culinary sleuthing (it’s hard to keep a hidden gem hidden from Norton and Dilley) with fascinating interviews and nearly 100 remarkable photos.

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Published in: Heavy Table
By: Tricia Cornell