AMERICAN FOOD & DRINK
This type of bread made from a starter has been a San Francisco specialty since the gold rush days
sourdough
Use these paired Asian utensils to stir; they break up foods that stick together & wooden ones don't scratch non-stick pans
chopsticks
As a verb, it means "to sob"; as a noun, it means "whale fat"
blubber
If you seem smug, you look like "the cat that ate" this bird
a canary
A sign outside Los Angeles' busiest airport spells this word meaning not so strict
lax
Oyez! Oyez! Oyez! The herald with this 2-word job announced important news & proclamations
the town crier
I'll take this whiskey & vermouth cocktail that legend once said was created for a party given by Lady Churchill
a Manhattan
To make classic French onion dip, stir a packet of soup mix into this dairy product, maybe from Daisy or Knudsen
sour cream
Appropriately a song by him & the Wailers is called "No Woman No Cry"
Bob Marley
To make a big deal out of something minor is to make a mountain out of this
a molehill
This word for something impartial is also used in storybooks to describe a beautiful princess
fair
Oddly, the same person who performed minor surgeries once also had this job, joined with surgeon in the name of a guild
a barber
On the East Coast it's Pat's vs. Geno's as to who makes a better one of these regional sandwiches
Philly cheesesteak
Some prefer stirring this classic cocktail; shaking it, the preferred method of Nick Charles, is said to bruise the gin
a martini
This synonym for a mournful cry is the title of a landmark beat poem from 1956
howl
It's an umbrella-shaped mushroom
a toadstool
As an adjective, this word describes a reddish-brown horse; as a noun, a large body of water
bay
In these 2 similarly named jobs, one ground grain into flour & the other, often a woman, made & sold clothes & hats
a miller & a milliner
What's sometimes called Indian candy in Alaska is strips of this fish smoked until hard
salmon
A shorter-grain rice like Arborio is the marquee ingredient of this Italian dish that requires constant stirring
risotto
It's a tradition to leave notes with wishes & prayers in the cracks of this Jerusalem landmark
the Wailing Wall
Exhibiting fake sorrow is this reptilian phrase
crocodile tears
This adjective means strong & healthy; it can also describe good advice or fit judgment
sound
It wasn't just a purple color & flower, it was also a washerwoman
lavender
They call me this cherryish-flavored soft drink, introduced by Coca-Cola in 1972 to rival Dr Pepper
Mr. Pibb
A stirring motion is the worst way to use this implement that comes in balloon & flat types; a side-to-side motion gets better results
a whisk
This play says Stanley "breaks into sobs" & "throws back his head like a baying hound & bellows his wife's name"
A Streetcar Named Desire
Dennis
This object that the Israelites worshipped at Mount Sinai now signifies crass materialism
the Golden Calf
It can mean rapid, or a bird known for its rapid movement
a swift
Like Bartleby in Melville's title, it was a clerk or copyist
a scrivener