An Englishman ate his first pecan pie and fell for American diners
Henry Oliver's first slice of pecan pie, à la mode for $4, turned him into a believer in the American diner.
British writer Henry Oliver had his first slice of pecan pie in a Bethesda, Maryland diner, and came away amazed that Americans eat this well every day. In The Common Reader, he calls the pie part of "the ordinary sublime of American life," and says it "knocks English apple crumble into a cocked hat…
