Dimensions
143 x 226 x 34mm
The Return of the Man Who Ate Everything.
Jeffrey Steingarten is a man obsessed. World-renowned for his heroic, irrational passion for food, he eats everything, dreams perpetually of the ultimate meal, and compulsively searches out the truth about how, why and what we consume.
In this stunning new collection of provocative, witty and erudite essays, Jeffrey Steingarten continues his investigation into what we put on our plates.
He dons chic and costly fishing gear to set out on an epic hunt for a 180-pound bluefin tuna; fearlessly probes the phenomenon of cheese phobia; and, in 'The Man Who Cooked For His Dog', responds to baleful looks from his golden retriever by throwing out the dogfood pellets and embarking on a new regime of home-cooked braised short ribs.
He crosses international boundaries, suitcase stuffed with his emergency supply of Valrhona chocolate, to bring back the global secrets of gastronomy, whether it's the correct method of killing a pig to make French boudin noir or how to bake perfect pane Genzano in Italy. And he asks the questions that other gourmands dare not ask, such as, 'Is salt just salt?'
As ever, it's a gloriously diverse menu from the man who has dedicated his life to searching out the world's best food - at considerable expense to his waistline - for your reading pleasure.
