I Like Food, Food Tastes Good: In the Kitchen with Your Favorite Bands

"When touring the country, there are only so many times one can stomach Taco Bell, Burger King and KFC; no one knows this better than touring musicians, as journalist Zuaro proves in this winning collection of on-tour favorites that run the gamut from simple (Death Cab for Cutie's Veggie Sausage and Peanut Butter Sandwich) to upscale (Patrick Phelan's Swanky Mac N Cheese, featuring lobster and white truffles) to no-scale (the secret to Strung Out's Rock "N" Ramen is using two Ramen flavors, not one). There's a band for just about every facet of the indie rock world, a diversity of taste reflected in recipes ranging from Battles's Roasted Bone Marrow 'Battles Style' to Camera Obscura's Vegetarian Paella. Naturally, there's a fair number of meals that won't sound like a good idea until after 3 a.m., such as a combination of onions, peppers, cheese, eggs and refried beans that Silkworm calls a Cheesy Sleazy. Covering all the bases, including drinks (They Might Be Giants offer up a Countrypolitan with cranberry and pomegranate juice), each recipe also includes comments from the submitting musicians-some more coherent than others (quoth NOFX's El Hefe, 'make some mac and cheese, then mix in a can of nelly chilly ... word')-making this a fun, faithful look at what rockers eat when they're not rocking out." Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)

This uniquely irresistible cookbook collects recipe contributions from more than 100 indie artists--from the Violent Femmes to up-and-coming acts. Food writer Zuaro has left the musicians' wording and instructions intact, which makes for a collection that is as much fun to read as it is to use.