I thought I would like this one, 'cause I like food writing (generally) and I think Jeffrey Steingarten is funny on Iron Chef. This book was not what I expected. It seems like it is a collection of his articles for Vogue (for which he was/is a food writer). There are a lot of chapters about health and diet that get very sciencey. I'm a scientist...who likes food! And I still found it a little dry.
I expected the book to be more a collection of anecdotes about his life as a food writer. I read a chapter about him in another book (Cooking for Mr. Latte by Amanda Hesser) and really enjoyed reading about their dinner together. Maybe I just related to her writing style more. I thought his book would be more anecdotes about his life and about a lot of the crazy things he has had to do/eat. It sort of was, but was also bogged down with facts/statistics/info that slowed things. His writing was funny - how could you not somewhat like a book that has a chapter called "Salad the Silent Killer" - but I just don't think I was the intended demographic. I'm not a Vogue reader after all