Toast to Coast

UPDATE FROM A FAN!

‘A Faithful Reader’ writes:

Dear Miss Toast,   On a recent trip to the cinema, I scanned the wall of movie posters, and one dazzled under the “Coming Soon” lights.    The film is ”Toast.”    Here is the first line from the NYTimes review: “The fragrance of crispy browned bread — the only dish his mother knew how to cook without ruining it — is the Proustian madeleine that unlocks the memories of Nigel Slater, the narrator of “Toast.”’   Do you recommend that your readers see it? It is starring Helena Bonham Carter.  I think you’d agree that based on the title alone it should be rated FOUR STARS

- A Faithful Reader’ 

THANKS FOR THE TIP F.R.!! ‘The fragrance of crispy browned bread’!!!!! Not to mention the crunchiness and deliciousness! Can’t wait to see it!!

Query

Received this thoughtful question in toasttocoastblog@gmail.com recently.

My reply? YES!

Miss Toast,

I was wondering , in your professional
opinion —in the song DO RE MI from Sound of Music, do you think the lyric  ”tea with jam and bread” is a reference  (direct or indirect) to toast?

Pls go into as much detail as you can. It has been weighing heavily on my
Mind for some time now.

Thank you,
A concerned Toastaphile