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Ruth Bourdain's Guide to Gastronomy
Andrews McMeel
September 2012
On Sale: September 12, 2012
208 pages ISBN: 1449427480 EAN: 9781449427481 Kindle: B008VTCZW8 Hardcover / e-Book
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Non-Fiction Cooking / Food
Twitter sensation and culinary mash-up Ruth Bourdain, winner of the 2011 James Beard Foundation Award for Humor, is your personal guide on this culinary adventure, sharing a wealth of knowledge acquired through years in restaurant kitchens, experimentation with food porn, smoking tangerine zest, and an unfortunate incident involving a durian. Along the way, Comfort Me with Offal features vivid and fascinating personal stories from Ruth Bourdain's extraordinary life in food, including appearances from many of the world's most renowned chefs. Not since Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin's landmark The Physiology of Taste has there been a more comprehensive guide to the world of food and wine. From food history to dining etiquette to matters of taste, this practical handbook offers the basics for navigating every aspect of gastronomy, including: ยท* A food timeline, from the dawn of man to the modern era ยท* The importance of celebrity chef hairstyles ยท* Achieving the orgasmic potential of chocolate ยท* Culinary pick-up lines ยท* The twenty types of offal you need to eat before you die ยท* Becoming a "master baster" on Thanksgiving ยท* A field guide to the modern foodie, from carniwhores to gastrosexuals ยท* Essential exercises for bulking up your taste buds ยท* Tips for raising a baby gastronome ยท* How to prepare for a vegan apocalypse ยท* And so much more . . .
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