Project Gutenberg 2016-03-29 Public domain in the USA. 86 Lang, Allen Kim 1928 Lang, Allen K. Gourmet Reading ease score: 74.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Gourmet" by Allen Kim Lang is a science fiction short story published in the early 1960s. This narrative explores the unique challenges of food preparation aboard a spaceship, emphasizing the significance of a ship's cook and the complexities involved in maintaining morale through culinary creativity in the confines of space travel. It delves into the intersection of culinary art and survival in a futuristic setting where traditional food sources are absent, and innovation is not just encouraged but required. The story follows Ship’s Surgeon Paul Vilanova and the crew aboard the spaceship "Charles Partlow Sale", primarily focusing on the dynamics between the Ship's Cook, Robert Bailey, and the stern Captain Willy Winkelmann. As they journey to Mars, Vilanova observes Bailey's struggles to meet the Captain's high standards despite the limitations of their algae-based diet. Tensions rise as Winkelmann's relentless criticisms drive Bailey to new culinary heights, ultimately leading to innovative dishes created from the ship's recycled food resources. The story culminates in a subtle recognition of the necessity of both the captain's harsh demands and the cook's ingenuity, illustrating a deeper bond between the two as they navigate the challenges of space travel and their own interpersonal conflicts. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction Short stories Space ships -- Fiction Cooks -- Fiction Space flight to Mars -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 54106 54111 2024-10-21T13:17:30.901488 2023-09-22T10:09:46.110810 text/html text/html 50598 2016-03-28T22:52:38 text/html; charset=us-ascii 252758 2016-03-28T22:52:52 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 285697 2024-10-21T13:17:32.797513 application/epub+zip 284637 2024-10-21T13:17:31.334521 application/epub+zip 75426 2024-10-21T13:17:31.088507 application/epub+zip 322390 2024-10-21T13:17:34.151505 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 315014 2024-10-21T13:17:32.591521 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 106183 2022-09-23T13:33:16.661045 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 47470 47375 2024-10-21T13:17:30.772517 2023-09-22T10:09:45.952841 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 47728 2016-03-28T22:52:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 19221 2016-03-28T22:52:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20614 2024-10-21T13:17:34.277477 application/rdf+xml 29085 2024-10-21T13:17:31.162482 image/jpeg 4505 2024-10-21T13:17:31.123503 image/jpeg 254123 2024-10-21T13:17:30.916490 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog