The Year of Eating Dangerously

Informationen zum Autor Tom Parker Bowles is a respected food critic, with high-profile columns in the Daily Mail 's Night and Day magazine and Tatler . He is also the author of E is for Eating: An Alphabet of Greed . Klappentext Tired of the bland processed pap served up in supermarkets and identikit restaurants across the UK food writer Tom Parker Bowles embarks on a picaresque global odyssey in search of culinary extremes.The first to admit he has a timid tummy Tom eschews the Michelin-starred restaurants he's grown accustomed to and seeks out the most authentic regional foods he can find. Full of trepidation he puts his prejudices behind him and samples seahorse satay and millipede skewers in China indulges in stomach-popping competitive eating in the States and tentatively consumes the world's most poisonous fish in Japan. Brilliantly written and often laugh-out-loud funny this is an eye-opening adventure in the company of a man who may not be brave but is certainly curious. Tom's visceral account of his journey will make your mouth water ... most of the time. Zusammenfassung Presents an account of the author's journey, who embarks on a picaresque global odyssey in search of culinary extremes.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Tom Parker-Bowles, Tom Parker Bowles, Tom Parker Bowles
• Editore: Ebury Press
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Tascabile
• Data pubblicazione: 05.07.2007
• Categoria: Guide e manuali > Mangiare e bere > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie, tabelle; Narrativa > Romanzi; Viaggi > Reportage di viaggio, racconti di viaggio > Mondo, Artide, Antartide
• EAN: 9780091904913
• ISBN: 978-0-09-190491-3
• Numero di pagine: 384
• Dimensioni (della confezione): 12.6 x 19.8 x 2.4 cm
• Serie: Ebury Paperbacks