Diggin' in and Piggin' Out: One Man's Love for Real Food, Home Cookin' and High Spirits

by Roger Welsch

A humorous study of the masculine world of cooking and eating shares tips and anecdotes about such topics as the ideal restaurant, barbecue grills, drinks, and the culinary arts

Genres: Food

212 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 1997

About the author

Roger Lee Welsch (November 6, 1936 – September 30, 2022) was an American news reporter who was a senior correspondent on the CBS News Sunday Morning program, and was featured in a segment called "Postcards from Nebraska." An author, humorist and folklorist, Welsch was born in Lincoln, Nebraska, the only son of Christian Welsch, who worked in a Goodyear tire factory and Bertha (Flach) Welsch, a homemaker.[1] He lived outside of Dannebrog, Nebraska.

Welsch earned a bachelor's degree in 1958 and a master's degree in 1960, both in German and both at the University of Nebraska. He also studied folklore at the University of Colorado and Indiana University.[1]

Welsch was the 2005 winner of the Henry Fonda Award from the State of Nebraska Travel and Tourism Division.