Hesser’s “Fine Dining in the Sky,” from Cooking for Mr. Latte, A Food is a fussy gourmet’s admission that she packs a bulky in-flight bag as if it was a flying coach a picnic cooler. She wants us to believe that she for a flight to Spain, she packed bottled water, roasted salted almonds, goat cheese, a sandwich baguette filled with meat and cheese, butter and prosciutto, blanched asparagus and goat curd, salad, biscotti, dark chocolates, croissants, and fruits.

Maybe then. But could Hesser do this now?

See Amanda Hesser. “Fine Dining in the Sky,” from Cooking for Mr. Latte, A Food Lover’s Courtship, with Recipes. New York: Norton, 2004