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I love love love this post!!

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Thank you, Bailey! :)

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I also adore Dali, but I wasn’t aware of a cookbook or that he illustrated Alice. How totally perfect! As usual, the art is breathtaking and often horrifying--as is so much of Dali’s work. I’d so love to see that show at the Art Institute!

Your champagne “slurpee” looks glorious--so glad there are no Dali ants swarming across it!

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I agree, ants would’ve been too much, Ruth! 🤣 Why don’t you and Jeff make a road trip to Chicago? The exhibition runs till June 12th. 😃

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Good idea on the road trip! We’ve actually talked about it. One day we may actually do it!😊

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🚗 👍

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Oh wow! This is a whole new perspective on Dali! Thank you!

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The thing that got me the most was the illustrated Alice. It’s such a perfect match of artist and writer. I also learned that like Lewis Carroll, mathematics figures greatly into Dali’s work. Les Diners is also gorgeous (and trippy) glad both of these works were reissued. Thanks, Jillian!

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Oh, yes! I love Tenniel's (& Carroll's) original illustrations for Alice, but Dali's are truly transformative! And, I didn't realize that Dali was also interested in Math!

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Me either!

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This is SO QUIRKY and perfect. Thank you!

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🤣 Thank you, Lisa! I have a friend who calls me “The Queen of Quirk” 👑 glad you enjoyed!

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I love that nickname. Wear it with pride!

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👑 🤣 👍

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Hurrah!!! They are very much a "marmite" thing as we say here in the UK, you either love them or you hate them. Perfect indeed with a nice cold beverage and I do love the idea of having a little glass of them alongside a cheese plate. GENIUS!

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My Super Bowl Party 🏈 is gonna be lit 🔥!!! 🤣

Jenny, I’m planning/writing something for the Friday before the Oscars in March. would it be ok if I linked to your site? Maybe get a quote from you? (Only if you’re interested! No pressure!)

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Absolutely Jolene! I would love that xx

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Nice

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Thank you!

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What a wonderful post! I love Dali's work and I wasn't acquainted with either of those books! Just ordered them both :) what a treat! Thank you!

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So glad you enjoyed, Sabrina! I think you’ll love them, so much there, I keep going back to them. Keep me posted after you get them, love to hear what you think. (My favorite image in Alice is Dalí’s interpretation of ‘the pool of tears’, really beautiful.

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Interesting. Is the lobster telephone still in the kitchen?

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I know there’s one at the Tate, I’ll look into this.

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Probably he had more than a single kitchen. I think in Figueres I saw another one

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Just found this. Thanks for your question, I didn’t realize It was William James son who commissioned the first one. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-46564867#

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So interesting, thank you so much for this!

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Thanks to you, Jolene

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I had no idea about any of these - what a dive!

[And yes, please to that champagne ice, sheesh]

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I didn’t either, Jess! The Alice illustrations are fantastic and the cookbook is trippy. I’m gonna try the champagne ice with pink champagne, too. All I could think of was it had the consistency of a Slurpee at the 7-11 on Islip Avenue 😂

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Trippy is absolutely the word for it!!!!

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I may want to try this with Prosecco this summer!

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Definitely, Sinù! 🥂

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Haha! Love your Substack Jolene and would be so happy to post you some Twiglets if you want to share your address. Not sure if there’s a way to share stuff privately on Substack but you could send a message via the contact form at silverscreensuppers.com if you want to sample the delights of the TWIGLET! Jx

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You are so sweet to offer, Jenny, guess what?! I ordered some and they will be delivered next week!!! I will report back! 😂 Thank you so much, really so nice of you. PS you can contact me directly by just replying to my newsletter email. 🥂

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Can't wait to hear what you make of the Twiglets!

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Got them! Love them! Perfect with Beer or Cocktails (and I’m thinking with a cheese plate?)

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They’re arriving today! 🤣

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I love this, Jolene. It's fascinating! I am surprised, however, that you passed on the crayfish tower. So unlike you! ❤️

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😂🤣 it was a bridge too far, Pam! 🦞 ❤️

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champagne...Slurpee... *taking notes*

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😂 classically trained chefs of yesteryear gasping

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I see her! I see her!

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She’s waving at you! 👋 😂

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I had my heart set on a first edition of “Gala” for a very long time, but it was well out of my reach on a line cook’s budget. When Taschen reissued it I jumped on it! I have it on display in my home, open to show one of the many two-page spreads.

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Yes! I love that Taschen reissued it so we could all buy it! (Also, FYI I saw on their site it’s on sale!) what a great idea to display it that way. I think my favorite is the crayfish double page of the woman/queen. Gorgeous! Thanks for your comment, Lesa.

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That is the one I come back to all the time! The art is display worthy, and shouldn’t just collect dust the coffee table! :) Thanks for the fun write up!

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:)

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I love this book and so glad to see you featuring it! Over the top. And the lighting and colour quality of the photos is so completely of that time, it's almost hard to see with all the details of this wild food presentation.

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That’s such a great description, Carol. Every time I go back to the book I see something new. Thanks so much for this comment!

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