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Food: True Stories of Life on the Road

by Richard Sterling (Editor)

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In this revised and updated edition of Food -- Silver Medal winner of the Lowell Thomas Award for Best Travel Book -- the world is revealed through the medium of cuisine. Join such top writers as M. F. K. Fisher, P. J. O'Rourke, Colin Thubron, Ginu Kamani, Simon Loftus, and Gary Paul Nabhanon on culinary quests of all kinds: dine with locals in Casablanca on a determined pilgrimage for an authentic meal; encounter a mysterious prankster in a garden in the South of France; and go crabbing show more under the stars on a romantic night in the Caribbean. "Here are feasts for the hungry ... writing wrapped around our stomachs, our hearts, and our sense of place." -- Los Angeles Times show less

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Genres: Travel, Nonfiction, Food & Cooking, General Nonfiction
DDC/MDS: 641.3 — Applied science & technology Home economics & family management Food, Cooking & Recipes / Meals, Picnics Food
LCC: TX357 .T67 — Technology Home economics Home economics Nutrition. Foods and food supply
BISAC: TRV TRAVEL Essays & Travelogues

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Published: 1996
Genres: Travel, Nonfiction, Food & Cooking, General Nonfiction
DDC/MDS: 641.3
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