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A contemporary kitchen pantry.

A pantry is a room where food, provisions, dishes, or linens are stored and served in an ancillary capacity to the kitchen. The derivation of the word is from the same source as the Old French term paneterie; that is from pain, the French form of the Latin panis for bread.

History in Europe and United States[link]

In a late medieval hall, there were separate rooms for the various service functions and food storage. A pantry was where bread was kept and food preparation associated with it done. The head of the office responsible for this room was referred to as a pantler. There were similar rooms for storage of bacon and other meats (larder), alcoholic beverages (buttery) known for the "butts" of barrels stored there, and cooking (kitchen).

By the Victorian era, large houses and estates in Britain maintained the use of separate rooms, each one dedicated to a distinct stage of food preparation and clean up. The kitchen was for cooking, while food storage was done in a storeroom. Food preparation before cooking was done in a larder, and dishwashing was done in a scullery or pantry, "depending on the type of dish and level of dirt".^[1] Since the scullery was the room with running water, it had a sink, and it was where the messiest food preparation took place, such as cleaning fish and cutting raw meat. The pantry was where tableware was stored, such as china, glassware and silverware. If the pantry had a sink for washing tableware, it was a wooden sink lined with lead, to prevent chipping the china and glassware while they were washed. In some middle-class houses, the larder, pantry and storeroom might simply be large wooden cupboards, each with its exclusive purpose.^[2]

In America, pantries evolved from early Colonial American "butteries", built in a cold north corner of a Colonial home [more commonly referred to and spelled as "butt'ry"], into a variety of pantries in self-sufficient farmsteads. Butler's pantries, or china pantries, were built between the dining room and kitchen of a middle class English or American home, especially in the latter part of the 19th into the early 20th centuries. Great estates, such as Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina or Stan Hywet Hall in Akron, Ohio had large warrens of pantries and other domestic "offices", echoing their British 'Great House' counterparts.

Butler's pantry[link]

A butler's pantry or serving pantry is a utility room in a large house, primarily used to store serving items, rather than food. Traditionally, a butler's pantry was used for storage, cleaning and counting of silver; European butlers often slept in the pantry, as their job was to keep the silver under lock and key. The wine log and merchant's account books may also have been kept in there. The room would be used by the butler and other domestic staff; it is often called a butler's pantry even in households where there is no butler.

In modern homes, butler's pantries are usually located in transitional spaces between kitchens and dining rooms, and used as staging areas for serving meals. They commonly contain countertops, and storage for tableware, serving pieces, table linens, candles, wine, and other dining-room articles. More elaborate versions may include refrigerators, sinks, or dishwashers.

Hoosier cabinet[link]

First developed in the early 1900s by the Hoosier Manufacturing Company in New Castle, Indiana, and popular into the 1930s, the Hoosier cabinet and its many imitators soon became an essential fixture in American kitchens. Often billed as a "pantry and kitchen in one," the Hoosier brought the ease and readiness of a pantry with its many storage spaces and working counter right into the kitchen. It was sold in catalogues and through a unique sales program geared towards farm wives. The popularity of the Hoosier would herald a gradual shift towards increased cabinetry and workspaces in the American kitchen until they, like the pantry, became all but obsolete. Today the Hoosier cabinet is a much sought-after domestic icon and widely reproduced.

Asian pantry[link]

Traditionally kitchens in Asia have been more open format than those of the West. The function of the pantry was generally served by wooden cabinetry. In Japan a kitchen cabinet is called a "Mizuya Tansu". A substantial tradition around wood working and cabinetry in general developed in Japan, especially throughout the Tokugawa era. A huge number of designs for Tansu (chests or cabinets) were made, each tailored towards one specific purpose or another.

The idea is very similar to that of the Hoosier Cabinet above, with a wide variety of functions being served by specific design innovations. See the Tansu page for a more complete listing of different designs and more extensive information.

Modern pantry[link]

The pantry is making a comeback in American and English homes as part of a resurgence of nesting and homekeeping since the late 1990s. It is one of the most requested features in American homes today, despite larger kitchen sizes than ever before. There is a charm and nostalgia to the pantry, as well as a practical, utilitarian purpose.

The term may also be used for any small storeroom used for non-perishable foods such as canned goods; it need not be located near the kitchen, and is often found in a basement.

Books on pantries[link]

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Chapters of earlier books, particularly written during the era of domestic science and home economics in the latter half of the 19th century, featured how to furnish, keep and clean a pantry. Catharine E. Beecher and Harriet Beecher Stowe in their seminal The American Woman's Home, written in 1869,^[3] advocated the elimination of the pantry by having pantry shelving and cabinetry come into the kitchen. This idea did not take hold in American households until a century later, by which time the pantry had become a floor-to-ceiling cabinet in the post-War kitchen. During the Victorian period and until the Second World War when housing changed considerably, pantries were commonplace in virtually all American homes. This was because kitchens were small and strictly utilitarian and not the domestic, often well-appointed, center of the home that we enjoy today (or that our Colonial predecessors had). Thus, pantries were important workspaces with their built-in shelving, cupboards and countertops.

In the last chapter of These Happy Golden Years, Laura Ingalls Wilder wrote a descriptive account of the pantry that Almanzo Wilder built for her in their first home together in DeSmet, South Dakota. It details a working farmhouse pantry in great detail which she sees for the first time after her marriage to Wilder and subsequent journey to their new home.

Pantry raids were often common themes in children's literature and early 20th century advertising. Perhaps the most famous pantry incident in literature was when Mark Twain's Tom Sawyer had to do penance for his getting into his Aunt Polly's jam in her pantry: as punishment, he had to white-wash her fence.

See also[link]

• Larder
• Root cellar

References[link]

External links[link]

Look up pantry in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

• Pond, Catherine Seiberling (2007). The Pantry: Its History and Modern Uses. Salt Lake City: Gibbs Smith. ISBN 1-4236-0004-5. 
• Solid wood contemporary Tansu Pantry Furniture and Cabinets at Greentea Design
• Tubney House History - Dating back to 1479 with some floor plans showing buttery, pantry and kitchen evolution within

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Lyle Lovett
Lovett in a 2005 concert
Background information
Birth name	Lyle Pearce Lovett
Born	(1957-11-01) November 1, 1957 (age 54)
Origin	Klein, Texas (USA)
Genres	Country, alternative country, jazz, blues, western swing, country pop, country rock
Occupations	Singer, songwriter, record producer, actor
Years active	1980–present
Labels	MCA/Curb Lost Highway/Curb
Associated acts	Randy Newman, John Hiatt, Joe Ely, Guy Clark, Los Super Seven
Website	www.LyleLovett.com

Lyle Pearce Lovett (born November 1, 1957)^[1] is an American singer-songwriter and actor. Active since 1980, he has recorded thirteen albums and released 21 singles to date, including his highest entry, the number 10 chart hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, "Cowboy Man". Lovett has won four Grammy Awards, including Best Male Country Vocal Performance and Best Country Album. It's Not Big It's Large was released in 2007, where it debuted and peaked at number 2 on the Top Country Albums chart. A new studio album, Natural Forces, was released on October 20, 2009 by Lost Highway Records.

Biography[link]

Early life[link]

Lovett was born in North Harris County, Texas, in the community of Klein, the son of William Pearce and Bernell Louise (née Klein) Lovett, a marketing executive and training specialist, respectively. He was raised in the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod.^[2] Lovett attended Texas A&M University, where he studied German and journalism. It is a common misconception that Lyle and Robert Earl Keen were roommates at A&M. They were not. However, they lived across from each other on Church St. in College Station, became good friends, and wrote "The Front Porch Song" together, which both went on to record.

Career[link]

Lovett's music career began as a songwriter, but he soon signed with MCA Records in 1986 and released his eponymous debut album. While typically associated with the country genre, Lovett's compositions often incorporate folk, swing, blues, jazz and gospel music as well as more traditional country & Western styling. He has won four Grammy Awards, including Best Country Album (1996 for The Road to Ensenada), Best Country Duo/Group with Vocal (1994 for "Blues For Dixie" with the Texas swing group Asleep at the Wheel), Best Pop Vocal Collaboration (1994 for "Funny How Time Slips Away" with Al Green) and Best Country Male Vocal (1989) for Lyle Lovett and His Large Band).

Lovett has acted in a number of films, including Robert Altman's films: The Player (1992), Short Cuts (1993), Prêt-à-Porter (1994), Cookie's Fortune (1999), and composed for Dr. T & the Women (2000). More recently, he has acted in The New Guy (2002) and Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007). His television acting forays include Mad About You, Brothers & Sisters, Castle (TV series), and Dharma & Greg.

Lovett was given an award called an "Esky" for Surest Thing in Esquire's 2006 Esky Music Awards in the April issue. The magazine said of Lovett: "The secret of Lyle Lovett's endurance comes down to the three C's: class, charisma and consistency... In the studio and on stage with his giant orchestra, he's spent two decades gracefully matching genuine songcraft with A-list musicianship".

Lovett primarily plays Collings acoustic guitars.^[3]

In 2010 Lovett appeared on an episode of Spectacle: Elvis Costello with... which also featured John Prine and Ray LaMontagne.

Lovett has recently contributed a cover of Buddy Holly's "Well... All Right" for the tribute album Listen to Me: Buddy Holly, released on September 6, 2011.

Personal life[link]

Lovett's personal life was brought to the fore in 1993 when he married actress Julia Roberts. The couple had met on the set of The Player in 1992. After a three-week romance, they eloped and married in June 1993 in Marion, Indiana. The couple divorced less than two years later, in March 1995. The breakup was said to be caused by career demands. The two remained friends, and Roberts even sang a Townes Van Zandt song previously recorded by Lovett in the 1998 movie Stepmom.

Lovett has been dating April Kimble since 1999.^[4]

On March 28, 2002 Lovett was caught by a bull and rammed into a fence on his uncle's farm in Klein, Texas, before being pulled to safety. He fully recovered after six months and began touring again in the summer of 2003.

Lovett was conferred the honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters by the University of Houston on May 15, 2010 at its general commencement ceremony.^[5][6] His mother was in the audience as her son was presented with an honorary doctorate from the same university she had received her bachelor's degree in 1960.^[7] His late father was also a graduate of the University of Houston.^[5]

Over the years, Lovett performed at various fundraising events for the Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture of the University of Houston.^[5]

Discography[link]

Television[link]

Musician[link]

• Beverly Hills 90210 (serial drama) – song performer "Nobody Knows Me"

Episode: One Wedding and A Funeral [Original air date: November 8, 1995]

Filmography[link]

Musician[link]

• True Blood Ep. 22 (2009) – song performer "I Will Rise Up"
• Walk Hard (2007) – song performer "Walk Hard"
• Deadwood Ep. 107 (2005) – song performer "Old Friend" (1994)
• The Exonerated (2005 TV movie) – song performer "Amazing Grace"
• The Interpreter (2005) – song performer "If I Had a Boat"
• 61* (2001 TV movie) – song performer "Nobody Knows Me"
• All Over the Guy (2001) – song performer and composer "She Makes Me Feel Good" and "The Blues Walk"
• Dr. T & the Women (2000) – Song performer and composer and also used a recording of "You've Been So Good Up to Now" (1992), "She's Already Made Up Her Mind" (1992), "Ain't It Something" (1994)
• For Love of the Game (1999) – song performer "Summer Wind"
• Stuart Little (1999) – song performer "Walking Tall"
• Mumford (1999) – song performer "Ballad of the Snow Leopard and The Tanqueray Cowboy", "Till It Shines"
• Clay Pigeons (1998) – song performer "Teach Me About Love"
• Hope Floats (1998) – song performer "Smile"
• The Apostle (1997) – song performer "(I'm a) Soldier in the Army of the Lord"
• Toy Story (1995) – song performer "You've Got a Friend in Me" with Randy Newman as the lead vocals.
• Quiz Show (1994) – song performer "Moritat" by Kurt Weill
• With Honors (1994) – song performer "Blue Skies"
• Major League II (1994) – song performer and composer "All My Love Is Gone"
• The Firm (1993) – song performer "M-O-N-E-Y"
• Leap of Faith (1992) – song performer "Pass Me Not"
• The Crying Game (1992) – song performer "Stand By Your Man"
• Major League (1989) – song performer "Cryin' Shame"
• Always (1989) – song performer "Cowboy Man"

Actor[link]

• When Angels Sing (2011) – Griffin
• Castle (TV series) (2010) – Government Agent
• The Open Road (2008) – Bartender
• Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007) – Himself
• Brothers and Sisters (TV Series) (2007) – Something New – Himself
• The New Guy (2002) – Bear Harrison
• Three Days of Rain (2002) – Disc Jockey
• Dharma and Greg (TV series) – The Trouble With Troubadours (2000) – Himself
• Mad About You (TV series) – The Final Frontier (1999) – Lenny
• Penn & Teller's Sin City Spectacular (TV series) – Episode #1.23 (1999)
• Cookie's Fortune (1999) – Manny Hood
• The Opposite of Sex (1998) – Sheriff Carl Tippett
• Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998) – Road Person
• Breast Men (1997) – Research Scientist
• Bastard Out of Carolina (1996) – Wade
• Mad About You (TV series) – Mad About You: Part 1 (1995) – Lenny
• Mad About You (TV series) – Mad About You: Part 2 (1995) – Lenny
• Prêt-à-Porter (1994) – Clint Lammeraux
• Short Cuts (1993) – Andy Bitkower
• The Player (1992) – Detective DeLongpre
• Bill: On His Own (1983 TV movie) – Singer at Beach

Theatre[link]

Actor[link]

• Much Ado About Nothing (The Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles, 2010) – Balthazar^[8][9]

Composer[link]

• Much Ado About Nothing (The Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles, 2010)

References[link]

• Oermann, Robert K. (1998). "Lyle Lovett". In The Encyclopedia of Country Music. Paul Kingsbury, Editor. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 307.
• Pullen, Doug (August 1, 2008). "Through fame, fortune and marriage to Julia Roberts, Texan Lyle Lovett has stayed true to his roots". El Paso Times. http://www.elpasotimes.com/ci_10059730?source=most_viewed. Retrieved August 1, 2008. 

External links[link]

• Official Lyle Lovett Website
• Lyle Lovett at Lost Highway Records
• Lyle Lovett at the Internet Movie Database
• Lyle Lovett on Charlie Rose
• Lyle Lovett collected news and commentary at The New York Times
• Works by or about Lyle Lovett in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
• Lovett charges ahead with his career – USA Today, May 10, 2002.
• Homeboy, by Alec Wilkinson, New Yorker, February 1, 2004.
• The Thinking Man's Cowboy, by Matt Dellinger, New Yorker, February 23, 2004.