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The Food Snob's Dictionary: An Essential Lexicon of Gastronomical Knowledge

by David Kamp

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Food Snob n: reference term for the sort of food obsessive for whom the actual joy of eating and cooking is but a side dish to the accumulation of arcane knowledge about these subjects

From the author of The United States of Arugula--and coauthor of The Film Snob’s Dictionary and The Rock Snob’s Dictionary--a delectable compendium of food facts, terminology, and famous names that gives ordinary folk the wherewithal to take down the Food Snobs--or join their zealous ranks.

Open a menu and there they are, those confusing references to “grass-fed” beef, “farmstead” blue cheese, and “dry-farmed” fruits. It doesn’t help that your dinner companions have moved on to such heady topics as the future of the organic movement, or the seminal culinary contributions of Elizabeth Drew and Fernand Point. David Kamp, who demystified the worlds of rock and film for grateful readers, explains it all and more, in The Food Snobs Dictionary.

Both entertaining and authentically informative, The Food Snob’ s Dictionary travels through the alphabet explaining the buzz-terms that fuel the food-obsessed, from “Affinage” to “Zest,” with stops along the way for “Cardoons,” “Fennel Pollen,” and “Sous-Vide,” all served up with a huge and welcome dollop of wit.

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Written with a formidable combination of humor and snobby rigor, this dictionary diligently makes its way through the alphabet, explaining the buzz-terms that fuel the food-obsessed, from Affinage to Zest, all served up with a huge, tastefully seasoned dollop of wit.

About the Author

DAVID KAMP is a writer and editor for Vanity Fair and GQ, and the author of The United States of Arugula, The Film Snob’s Dictionary, and The Rock Snob’s Dictionary. He lives in New York City. MARION ROSENFELD, a writer and producer, has spent her entire career in media, much of it food related. She lives in New York City. ROSS MacDONALD’s illustrations have appeared in many magazines, from The New Yorker to The Wall Street Journal. He illustrated The Film Snob’s Dictionary and The Rock Snob’s Dictionary.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780767926911
Subtitle:
An Essential Lexicon of Gastronomical Knowledge
Author:
Kamp, David
Illustrator:
MacDonald, Ross
Author:
David Kamp and Marion Rosenfeld Illustrations by Ross MacDonald
Author:
MacDonald, Ross
Author:
Rosenfeld, Marion
Publisher:
Clarkson Potter
Subject:
Reference
Subject:
Essays
Subject:
Cookery
Subject:
Gastronomy
Subject:
Wine & Spirits
Subject:
Cooking and Food-Culinary Reference
Copyright:
Edition Description:
Trade paper
Publication Date:
20071009
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
30 B/W ILLUSTRATIONS
Pages:
144
Dimensions:
8.07x4.82x.44 in. .35 lbs.

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