Tales his father told him, Part 2: Yesterday, The Toronto Star spotlighted cartoonist Seth (a k a Gregory Gallant) and his new book, Bannock, Beans And Black Tea. Today, it's The Globe and Mail's turn. But this time the focus is on his father John, whose stories are illustrated in the book:

"A typical anecdote involves Gallant working all day in the local priest's field picking potatoes. At the day's end, the priest's maid gave Gallant and his friend a bowl of cold mashed potatoes for a meal. As he left, Gallant looked into through the priest's window and 'saw just what we expected. There he was seated at a nice table and at its centre was a golden chicken surrounded by roasted potatoes and vegetables.'"