It Must'Ve Been Something I Ate
The Return of the Man Who Ate Everything
Steingarten, Jeffrey
Paperback
$10.37 + $1.99 USPS S/H
$0.52 of your order (5%) will be donated to the school of your choice.
BOOK SUMMARY
In this outrageous and delectable new volume, the Man Who Ate Everything proves that he will do anything to eat everything. That includes going fishing for his own supply of bluefin tuna belly; nearly incinerating his oven in pursuit of the perfect pizza
BOOK SYNOPSIS
In this outrageous and delectable new volume, the Man Who Ate Everything proves that he will do anything to eat everything. That includes going fishing for his own supply of bluefin tuna belly; nearly incinerating his oven in pursuit of the perfect pizza crust, and spending four days boning and stuffing three different fowlinto each other-- to produce the Cajun specialty called turducken.
It Mustve Been Something I Ate finds Steingarten testing the virtues of chocolate and gourmet salts; debunking the mythology of lactose intolerance and Chinese Food Syndrome; roasting marrow bones for his dog , and offering recipes for everything from lobster rolls to gratin dauphinois. The result is one of those rare books that are simultaneously mouth-watering and side-splitting.
BOOK REVIEWS
Compelling. . . . It is quite possible that Steingarten knows more about food than any man now eating. The Observer
Whets appetites . . . adventurous, provocative and often rollicking essays.Newsday
Delightful. . . . Employing courageous culinary curiosity and impressive gastronomic stamina, Steingarten happily deconstructs misinformation that hinders us as we cautiously trek to the kitchen of the nearest restaurant. USA Today
Steingartens work will stay on the bookshelf long after our passionate colleagues have stopped competing over who can find the best osetraand not with the food books but with the humor books funny enough to last. The New York Times
Armed with a sense of adventure, a spymasters array of fancy gadgets, and a mind that finds it natural to introduce Boccaccio into a discussion of Parmesan cheese, he turns out little thrillers on the riddles of salt and the making of perfect pizza, salutes to chocolate and goose. Steingarten asserts that eaters ask modern cooking to be stunning, original, precise, provocative, and very delicious, and his best prose displays those very qualities.Entertainment Weekly
Like the best food, nourishes and delights.Boston Globe
Endlessly entertaining and thought-provoking . . . Steingarten moves with boundless authority and wit between the search for a perfect espresso and investigations into why the Chinese dont have all have MSG-induced headaches and whether different types of salt have different flavours. This is food-writing at its succulent best.The Sunday Times (London)
Erudition, sense of humour, graceful prose, fanatical gluttony [Steingarten]s got it all.The Guardian
The tireless culinary connoisseur is back in full force. . . . And somehow, during all his pursuits, he manages to remain an entirely likeable food snobmainly because hes funny, even self-deprecating.Time Out New York
A witty, humorous culinary road trip, even for those with a lesser interest in food. For serious gourmets and gourmands, it is a road trip not to be missed. Read it with a food you love.Fort Worth Star Telegram
Steingarten may be our most original investigative food writer.William Rice, Chicago Tribune
Submit a book reviewFOR RELATED BOOKS
Cooking Books :: Essays Books
MORE BOOK INFO
ISBN: 0375727124
ISBN(13-digit): 9780375727122
Copyright: 2003
Dewey Decimal: 641/.01/30207
Library of Congress: 2002024676
Book Publisher: Random House Inc
Language: ENG
No. of Pages: 513
Paper Weight (lb): 0.8
If you like this book, you may also enjoy:
 | |
 | |
 | |
| Things Cooks Love | |
Harvest for Hope | |
The Year of Eating Dangerously | |
| Sur La Table/ Simmons, Marie | |
Goodall, Jane/ Mcavoy, Gary/ Hudson, Gail E. | |
Bowles, Tom Parker | |
