Calvin Trillin in Ecuador
Travel Blog • Michael Yessis • 09.12.05 | 4:16 AM ET
The September 5 issue of The New Yorker is billed as the food issue, but a couple of the stories would fit nicely into one of the magazine’s travel issues. My favorite piece is Calvin Trillin’s Speaking of Soup, which chronicles his visit to Cuenca, Ecuador to study Spanish and eat fanesca—“an exceedingly thick and hearty soup, heavy on the beans.” World Hum contributor Newley Purnell, who lived in Cuenca for a year, calls Trillin’s story “funny and poignant,” but he’s got a few quibbles.