Third Helpings
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Third Helpings is a humorous food-writing collection by American journalist and author Calvin Trillin, continuing his celebrated explorations of eating and culinary culture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Third Helpings canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12874692 — 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: Third Helpings Context triple: [Calvin Trillin, notableWork, Third Helpings]
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A.
Cook of the House
"Cook of the House" is a lighthearted, domestic-themed song by Wings, sung by Linda McCartney and featured on their 1976 album *Wings at the Speed of Sound*.
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B.
Second Helping
Second Helping is the 1974 studio album by Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, best known for featuring the hit single "Sweet Home Alabama."
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C.
The Kitchen Maid
The Kitchen Maid is an 18th-century genre painting by French artist Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin that depicts a domestic servant engaged in humble kitchen work with quiet realism and dignity.
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D.
The Ploughman’s Lunch
The Ploughman’s Lunch is a 1983 British drama film that satirically explores political ambition, media manipulation, and personal morality in Thatcher-era Britain.
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E.
The Meal Ticket
The Meal Ticket was the nickname of Carl Hubbell, a Hall of Fame left-handed pitcher famed for his dominant screwball and long tenure with the New York Giants in Major League Baseball.
- 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: Third Helpings Target entity description: Third Helpings is a humorous food-writing collection by American journalist and author Calvin Trillin, continuing his celebrated explorations of eating and culinary culture.
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A.
Cook of the House
"Cook of the House" is a lighthearted, domestic-themed song by Wings, sung by Linda McCartney and featured on their 1976 album *Wings at the Speed of Sound*.
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B.
Second Helping
Second Helping is the 1974 studio album by Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, best known for featuring the hit single "Sweet Home Alabama."
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C.
The Kitchen Maid
The Kitchen Maid is an 18th-century genre painting by French artist Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin that depicts a domestic servant engaged in humble kitchen work with quiet realism and dignity.
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D.
The Ploughman’s Lunch
The Ploughman’s Lunch is a 1983 British drama film that satirically explores political ambition, media manipulation, and personal morality in Thatcher-era Britain.
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E.
The Meal Ticket
The Meal Ticket was the nickname of Carl Hubbell, a Hall of Fame left-handed pitcher famed for his dominant screwball and long tenure with the New York Giants in Major League Baseball.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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essay collection ⓘ food-writing collection ⓘ |
| author | Calvin Trillin ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| depicts |
American food culture
ⓘ
regional cuisines ⓘ restaurants ⓘ |
| follows |
Alice, Let's Eat
ⓘ
American Fried ⓘ |
| genre |
food writing
ⓘ
humor ⓘ non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasAuthorOccupation |
author
ⓘ
journalist ⓘ |
| hasContributor | Calvin Trillin ⓘ |
| hasNotableStyle |
anecdotal storytelling
ⓘ
journalistic detail ⓘ wry observation ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | essays ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
culinary culture
ⓘ
eating ⓘ food ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| partOf | Calvin Trillin food-writing series ⓘ |
| tone | humorous ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Third Helpings Description of subject: Third Helpings is a humorous food-writing collection by American journalist and author Calvin Trillin, continuing his celebrated explorations of eating and culinary culture.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.