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It Must've Been Something I Ate

by Jeffrey Steingarten

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ISBN13: 9780375727122
ISBN10: 0375727124
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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 fowl—into each other-- to produce the Cajun specialty called “turducken.”

It Must’ve 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.

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“Whets appetites . . . adventurous, provocative and often rollicking essays.”Newsday

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“The tireless culinary connoisseur is back in full force. . . . And somehow, during all his pursuits, he manages to remain an entirely likeable food snob–mainly because he’s funny, even self-deprecating.”Time Out New York

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“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

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“Like the best food, nourishes and delights.”Boston Globe

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“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 don’t 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)

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“Erudition, sense of humour, graceful prose, fanatical gluttony– [Steingarten]’s got it all.”The Guardian

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“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

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“Steingarten may be our most original investigative food writer.”William Rice, Chicago Tribune

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“Steingarten’s work will stay on the bookshelf long after our passionate colleagues have stopped competing over who can find the best osetra—and not with the food books but with the humor books funny enough to last.” –The New York Times

Synopsis:

Forty outrageous, deliciously provocative pieces from "Vogue"'s indomitable food critic--the man who eats everything, dreams perpetually of the ultimate food experience, and compulsively searches out the truth about how, why, and what people eat.

About the Author

Jeffrey Steingarten is Vogue's food critic and the author of The Man Who Ate Everything. He trained to be a food writer at Harvard Law School and on the Harvard Lampoon. On Bastille Day, 1994, the French Republic made Mr. Steingarten a Chevalier in the Order of Merit for his writings on French gastronomy. Chevalier Steingarten discloses that his preferred eating destinations are Memphis, Paris, Bangkok, Alba, and Chengdu--and his loft in New York City, where he has recently created well over a firkin of cultured butter.

Essays in this collection have won a National Magazine Award and several prizes from the James Beard Foundation and the International Association of Culinary Professionals. The Man Who Ate Everything was a New York Times best-seller and the winner of the Julia Child Cookbook Award and the Guild of British Food Writers Prize for the year's best book about food.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780375727122
Subtitle:
The Return of the Man Who Ate Everything
Author:
Steingarten, Jeffrey
Publisher:
Vintage Books USA
Location:
New York
Subject:
Essays
Subject:
Gastronomy
Subject:
Food
Subject:
Form - Essays
Subject:
Food -- Humor.
Subject:
Gastronomy -- Humor.
Edition Number:
1st ed.
Series Volume:
no. 68
Publication Date:
October 2003
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Pages:
528
Dimensions:
8.06x5.24x.90 in. .81 lbs.

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