Alice, Let's Eat
E1007581
"Alice, Let's Eat" is a humorous food memoir by Calvin Trillin that chronicles his culinary adventures and affectionate reflections on eating with his wife, Alice.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alice, Let's Eat canonical | 2 |
| Alice, Let’s Eat | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12874691 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alice, Let's Eat Context triple: [Calvin Trillin, notableWork, Alice, Let's Eat]
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A.
The Pie
The Pie is the spirited horse ridden by Velvet Brown in the classic novel and film "National Velvet."
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B.
The Fortune Cookie
The Fortune Cookie is a 1966 American comedy film starring Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau, notable as their first on-screen pairing and for its blend of sharp wit and social satire.
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C.
The Breakfast
The Breakfast is a Rococo painting by French artist François Boucher that depicts an intimate domestic scene of an aristocratic family gathered around a morning meal.
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D.
Plat du Jour
Plat du Jour is an experimental electronic music album by Matthew Herbert that critiques industrialized food production using sounds sourced from everyday culinary and agricultural environments.
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E.
Wimpy
Wimpy is a gluttonous, hamburger-loving character from the Popeye franchise, known for his polite demeanor and humorous attempts to get others to buy him food.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alice, Let's Eat Target entity description: "Alice, Let's Eat" is a humorous food memoir by Calvin Trillin that chronicles his culinary adventures and affectionate reflections on eating with his wife, Alice.
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A.
The Pie
The Pie is the spirited horse ridden by Velvet Brown in the classic novel and film "National Velvet."
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B.
The Fortune Cookie
The Fortune Cookie is a 1966 American comedy film starring Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau, notable as their first on-screen pairing and for its blend of sharp wit and social satire.
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C.
The Breakfast
The Breakfast is a Rococo painting by French artist François Boucher that depicts an intimate domestic scene of an aristocratic family gathered around a morning meal.
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D.
Plat du Jour
Plat du Jour is an experimental electronic music album by Matthew Herbert that critiques industrialized food production using sounds sourced from everyday culinary and agricultural environments.
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E.
Wimpy
Wimpy is a gluttonous, hamburger-loving character from the Popeye franchise, known for his polite demeanor and humorous attempts to get others to buy him food.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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food memoir ⓘ memoir ⓘ |
| author | Calvin Trillin ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| featuresCharacter | Alice Trillin ⓘ |
| featuresRelationship | Calvin Trillin and his wife Alice ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
culinary adventures
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home cooking ⓘ restaurant meals ⓘ travel for food ⓘ |
| genre |
food writing
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humor ⓘ memoir ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
eating
ⓘ
family life ⓘ food culture ⓘ marriage ⓘ travel ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryStyle | essay collection ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Alice Trillin
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Calvin Trillin ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first person ⓘ |
| partOf | Calvin Trillin's food-writing oeuvre ⓘ |
| portrays | Alice as a moderating influence on Calvin's eating ⓘ |
| setting |
various international locations
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various locations in the United States ⓘ |
| subject |
food
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humor in everyday life ⓘ married life ⓘ |
| tone | humorous ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Alice, Let's Eat Description of subject: "Alice, Let's Eat" is a humorous food memoir by Calvin Trillin that chronicles his culinary adventures and affectionate reflections on eating with his wife, Alice.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Alice, Let's Eat