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powerHouse
November 2011
On Sale: November 1, 2011
152 pages
ISBN: 157687589X
EAN: 9781576875896
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Non-Fiction
A fresh way of looking at the world’s most versatile food,
Scanwiches is a declaration of love for that ubiquitous meal
between two slices of bread: The Sandwich. As simple as they are, sandwiches seem to inspire unusual
devotion and bitter argument. Debates have lasted decades
over the best way to prepare a club, what a true Philly
cheesesteak really is, or who deserves credit for inventing
the hamburger. But why shouldn’t people be passionate about
sandwiches? They’re a food that’s threaded its way into the
lives and cuisine of virtually every nation and culture
where bread enters the daily diet. From Europe to South
America, India to Vietnam, the hamburger and BLT to the wada
pav and banh mi, sandwiches are often representative of
regional and national identity—the food of the everyman.
They reflect the history of the modern age, the story of the
working class, and the evolution of mass-produced eats. From
the invention of sliced bread to the hamburger assembly
lines of modern fast food, sandwiches have unceremoniously
taken us into the 21st century in the shadows of more
brilliant symbols. Scanwiches takes the sandwich and spreads it out for all to
see. There’s nothing quaint or humble about its
presentation. From full-frontal, cross sections of monsters
like the Dagwood and club, to minute, geometric tea
sandwiches whose construction looks more like minimalist art
than culinary creation, Scanwiches presents unabashed food
porn that satiates even the most severe sandwich fetish. A
supernova of swirling bread, cheese, meat, and lettuce,
suspended in a black, vacuous space, and reproduced at
actual size, each sandwich lays imposing, exposed, and
tantalizing. Complimented by text revealing the origins and
development of each sandwich throughout history, you’ll
learn to love and lust after these lowbrow delicacies in a
whole new way.
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