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Maggie Rowland / The Dartmouth Staff
Montgomery Fellow Calvin Trillin traced the heyday of chicken a la king a creamy chicken dish with mushrooms, green peppers and olives served over toast to former President Jimmy Carter's appreciation for grits in his lecture on the intersection of food, humor and American history, titled "Eating with the Pilgrims," on Tuesday afternoon in Filene Auditorium.
Originally a political writer for publications such as Time Magazine and The New Yorker, Trillin said his interest in food "can be traced to a matter of self defense."
"I would be in a different city every three weeks, usually for the first time," Trillin said.