Are You Going to Finish Those?
Saturday, April 5th, 2008
Not too many people get all poetic over potato chips. But then, Augusten Burroughs isn’t most people. In Possible Side Effects, there was a passage on crispy spuds that left my mouth watering:
Slow Roasted Lamb and Mint Potato Crisps.
It can’t be, I thought.
But then, it was. And there were other flavors, too. Char-Grilled Steak and Peppercorn Sauce, Oven Roasted Chicken and Thyme.
My God, why aren’t these in America? Why did we ever split with Britain in the first place?
Well, I’ve found Augusten Burroughs’ potato chips, or something pretty darned close, in the Montclair-based London Food Company. They’re made by Walkers, and come in flavors such as Roast Chicken, Beef and Onion (both of which I tried, and both of which tasted true to their names), Prawn Cocktail, and Smoky Bacon. They’re addictive, and they won’t cost you airfare to Heathrow or Gatwick.