false 252124 10 When Jeffrey Steingarten was made food critic of <I>Vogue</I> in 1989, he began by systematically learning to like all the food he had previously avoided. From clams to Greek food to Indian desserts with the consistency of face cream, Steingarten undertook an extraordinary program of self-inflicted behavior modification to prepare himself for his new career. He describes the experience in this collection's first piece, before setting out on a series of culinary adventures that take him around the world.<P>It's clear that <I>Vogue</I> gave Steingarten carte blanche to write on whatever subjects tickled his taste buds, and the result is a frequently hilarious collection of essays that emphasize good eating over an obsession with health. "Salad, the Silent Killer" is a catalog of the toxins lurking in every bowl of raw vegetables, while "Fries" follows a heroic attempt to create the perfect French fry--cooked in horse fat. Whether baking sourdough bread in his Manhattan loft or spraying miso soup across a Kyoto restaurant, Steingarten is an ideal guide to the wilder reaches of gastronomy, a cross between M.F.K. Fisher and H.L. Mencken. 1096067 book 1997 The Man Who Ate Everything total:1186|5:361|4:492|3:278|2:45|1:10| 1186 4707 1894 198 5 2 true true Sun Oct 12 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 16 08:17:24 -0700 2008 Sat Oct 11 23:36:49 -0700 2008 1
He comes across as much more like-able on paper than during his live appearances on Iron Chef.
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The title is no exaggeration: each essay details not simply a foray, but a deep involvement in countless different foods and cui...more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 30 19:03:54 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 30 19:22:24 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jul 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 30 07:24:51 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 12 11:12:56 -0700 2009
An interesting mix of science, medical...more...]]> 4 1 false false Thu Jul 19 10:16:32 -0700 2007 Thu Jul 19 10:18:36 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 1 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Thu Nov 08 12:20:30 -0800 2007 Thu Nov 08 12:21:17 -0800 2007 3 0 false false Sat May 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon May 25 17:52:25 -0700 2009 Mon May 25 17:56:41 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Aug 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu May 21 15:43:09 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 29 10:51:55 -0700 2009
Its first section flies by with myriad, indelible rants about the cheapest diet you can live on in America or what makes up the best tasting water.

Parts two and three involved a dozen bits of commentary on dieting which start out fun but quickly become grat...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Jun 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 09 14:01:46 -0700 2007 Sat Jun 20 05:12:15 -0700 2009 Since it is a collection of essays from his days as a food...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Tue Jul 03 08:43:49 -0700 2007 Mon Sep 01 01:50:43 -0700 2008 gratin that appealed to the detail-crazed nerd that I am. When I picked up this compendium of Steingarten's Vogue writings in our local free bookstore, I realized that he must h...more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Mar 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 11 07:15:07 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 11 07:20:20 -0700 2009
I've already changed the way I make mash potatoes, my wife is eating cheese and beef (not together yet :)), and even my daughters are trying new food.

The chapters are...more...]]> 0 0 false false Tue Jan 20 11:06:14 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 20 11:08:46 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1998 Fri Jul 31 18:20:44 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 05 11:02:45 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Tue Feb 12 19:28:49 -0800 2008 Sat Aug 23 12:15:51 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Feb 08 18:51:49 -0800 2008 Wed Jul 01 10:17:58 -0700 2009 The Man Who Ate Everything, he'll get right down to every last nitty gritty, chemistry-laden detail on, e.g., making the perfect mashed potatoes, but because his writing is so readable and engaging (not to mention hilar...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 10 14:06:21 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 10 14:08:15 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Jun 11 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon May 26 20:00:43 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 11 08:54:15 -0700 2008 Vogue, I was alternately giggling out loud and reading excerpts to my girlfriend for the first half of this boo...more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Apr 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 11 10:30:23 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 08 09:02:11 -0700 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=252124