{"id":23342,"date":"2017-05-05T09:34:27","date_gmt":"2017-05-05T13:34:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/?p=23342"},"modified":"2017-06-06T09:16:46","modified_gmt":"2017-06-06T13:16:46","slug":"nibble-soup-dumplings-with-brenda-clough-in-episode-36-of-eating-the-fantastic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/2017\/05\/05\/nibble-soup-dumplings-with-brenda-clough-in-episode-36-of-eating-the-fantastic\/","title":{"rendered":"Nibble soup dumplings with Brenda Clough in Episode 36 of Eating the Fantastic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>During last year\u2019s Capclave in Gaithersburg, Maryland, Brenda Clough tantalized me with tales of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yelp.com\/biz\/jds-shanghai-famous-food-gaithersburg-2\">JDS Shanghai Famous Food<\/a>, telling me they made some of the best soup dumplings in the D.C. area. So when it was time for her appearance on Eating the Fantastic, how could we go anywhere else?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/eatingthefantastic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/PatreonDonationButton-300x68.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"68\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-23670\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/PatreonDonationButton-300x68.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/PatreonDonationButton-768x175.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/PatreonDonationButton.jpg 816w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Brenda has published short fiction in <em>Analog<\/em>, <em>Alfred Hitchcock\u2019s Mystery Magazine<\/em>, my own <em>Science Fiction Age<\/em>, and many others, and was nominated for both the Hugo and Nebula Awards for her novella &#8220;May Be Some Time.\u201d She\u2019s also written many novels across multiple series, and teaches writing workshops at the Writers Center in Bethesda, Maryland.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/BrendaCloughEatingtheFantastic.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/BrendaCloughEatingtheFantastic-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-23343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/BrendaCloughEatingtheFantastic-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/BrendaCloughEatingtheFantastic-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/BrendaCloughEatingtheFantastic-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/BrendaCloughEatingtheFantastic-1024x1024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We discussed how Superman started off her science fiction life, whether she&#8217;s a steeplechase horse or a Kentucky derby horse, the time Harlan Ellison phoned to tell her she wrote like an angel, how surrendering to the concept of &#8220;false endings&#8221; helped her become  a better writer, why she&#8217;d never want to be one of her own characters, which Anne McCaffrey book she threw in the trash, why she decided to knit a life-sized giant squid,  and more.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s how you can dine on dumplings with us&#8212;<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>1) Subscribe at  <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/eating-the-fantastic\/id1083737796\">the iTunes store<\/a>,  where all 35 previous episodes are also available.<\/p>\n<p>2) Download the episode to your preferred podcast device by using the show&#8217;s RSS feed of <a href=\"http:\/\/eatingthefantastic.libsyn.com\/rss\">http:\/\/eatingthefantastic.libsyn.com\/rss<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>3) Or simply listen via the embed below.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/5329751\/height\/240\/width\/480\/theme\/legacy\/autonext\/no\/thumbnail\/yes\/autoplay\/no\/preload\/no\/no_addthis\/no\/direction\/backward\/\" height=\"240\" width=\"480\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s what we ate during our chat&#8212;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Spicy beef tendons<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/BeefTendonJDSEatingtheFantastic.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/BeefTendonJDSEatingtheFantastic-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-23362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/BeefTendonJDSEatingtheFantastic-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/BeefTendonJDSEatingtheFantastic-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/BeefTendonJDSEatingtheFantastic-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/BeefTendonJDSEatingtheFantastic-1024x1024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Pork soup dumplings<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/SoupDumplingsJDSEatingtheFantastic.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/SoupDumplingsJDSEatingtheFantastic-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-23361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/SoupDumplingsJDSEatingtheFantastic-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/SoupDumplingsJDSEatingtheFantastic-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/SoupDumplingsJDSEatingtheFantastic-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/SoupDumplingsJDSEatingtheFantastic-1024x1024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Fish filet with fried bean curd casserole<br \/>\n(including baby bok choy, mushrooms, and more)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/FishFiletCasseroleJDSEatingtheFantastic.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/FishFiletCasseroleJDSEatingtheFantastic-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-23363\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/FishFiletCasseroleJDSEatingtheFantastic-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/FishFiletCasseroleJDSEatingtheFantastic-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/FishFiletCasseroleJDSEatingtheFantastic-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/FishFiletCasseroleJDSEatingtheFantastic-1024x1024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Dessert at Duck Donuts<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/BrendaCloughDonutsEatingtheFanatstic.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/BrendaCloughDonutsEatingtheFanatstic-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-23360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/BrendaCloughDonutsEatingtheFanatstic-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/BrendaCloughDonutsEatingtheFanatstic-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/BrendaCloughDonutsEatingtheFanatstic-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/BrendaCloughDonutsEatingtheFanatstic-1024x1024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re hungry for more, come back in two weeks when my guest will be Cynthia Felice, who&#8217;ll be followed by five episodes recorded during the recent StokerCon: William F. Nolan, Elizabeth Hand, Dennis Etchison, Nancy Holder, and George R. R. Martin. These will be spaced out at two-week intervals, but remember&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>If that kind of wait  is too much for you, you can help shorten the gap by making a recurring monthly donation (with perks for all patrons, of course) over at   <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/eatingthefantastic\">Patreon<\/a> and helping to subsidize some of the travel, bandwidth, and meal costs associated with the show.    (Or, if you\u2019d prefer, by making a one-time donation via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.me\/eatingthefantastic\">Paypal.me<\/a>.) Your support would be invaluable as I attempt to capture the voices of all the amazing creators out there.<\/p>\n<p>And don&#8217;t forget to  rate the show on iTunes and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/eatingthefantastic\/?fref=ts\">like us on Facebook<\/a> if you can, two things which will raise  the profile of Eating the Fantastic and help bring it to the attention of potential new listeners.<\/p>\n<p>See you next time!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During last year\u2019s Capclave in Gaithersburg, Maryland, Brenda Clough tantalized me with tales of JDS Shanghai Famous Food, telling me they made some of the best soup dumplings in the D.C. area. So when it was time for her appearance on Eating the Fantastic, how could we go anywhere else? 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