Food — its smells, textures, colors, flavors, and rituals — is tied intrinsically to place. This heartwarming, surprising, and sumptuous collection of stories reveals our obsession with how food nourishes and sustains us, teaches us about other cultures, and creates community and connection with others. From the award-winning editor of Travelers’ Tales Food, here is another collection of funny and sometimes frightening true stories of eating that will make your mouth water while helping you better understand other cultures. Notable authors include Jeffrey Steingarten, Frances Mayes, Jonathan Raban, John Krich, and Maxine Kumin.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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Disappointing Sequel,
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This review is from: The Adventure of Food : True Stories of Eating Everything (Travelers' Tales Guides) (Paperback)
After reading this book's predecessor, "Travelers' Tales: Food," I had been eagerly waiting for the next collection of stories. This book falls far short of the standard set in "Food." None are particularly memorable. Many have little to do with travel experiences. While I really love the Travelers' Tales books in general, this one was truly dissapointing.
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More than just food,
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This review is from: The Adventure of Food : True Stories of Eating Everything (Travelers' Tales Guides) (Paperback)
I guess I'm a functional eater, you know, food is fuel. So this book really opened my eyes (my mouth?) and got me thinking about food in a completely new way. Great stuff, and funny too. Quirky, philosophical. Excuse me, I've got to go eat something new.
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Food for Thought,
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This review is from: The Adventure of Food : True Stories of Eating Everything (Travelers' Tales Guides) (Paperback)
How can you resist a book that includes an essay about the wonderful experience of eating one potato chip? I finished reading these essays in a jiffy and still hunger for a new collection of essays about food as good as this one.
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WHEN I WAKE TODAY THE SKY IS A BRIGHT ACHING BLUE, BLUE enough to stab through light. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Canyon Ranch, New York, San Francisco, Hong Kong, Jack Daniel, Sheikh Abdulla, Madame Cantin, Phnom Penh, Sulu Sea, Los Angeles, Phuong Anh, Arthur Bryant, Barrio Chino, Cheese Smuggler, Kampong Air, Mount Kailash, New Orleans, Pink Panther, Bar Marsella, Big John, Chicken Supreme, Grandma Cachapa, Kansas City, Key West, Little John New!
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WHEN I WAKE TODAY THE SKY IS A BRIGHT ACHING BLUE, BLUE enough to stab through light. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Canyon Ranch, New York, San Francisco, Hong Kong, Jack Daniel, Sheikh Abdulla, Madame Cantin, Phnom Penh, Sulu Sea, Los Angeles, Phuong Anh, Arthur Bryant, Barrio Chino, Cheese Smuggler, Kampong Air, Mount Kailash, New Orleans, Pink Panther, Bar Marsella, Big John, Chicken Supreme, Grandma Cachapa, Kansas City, Key West, Little John New!
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- Old Glory: An American Voyage by Jonathan Raban on page 212, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Morning the Sun Went Down by Darryl Babe Wilson on page 84, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Man Who Ate Everything by Jeffrey Steingarten on page 127, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Back of Beyond: Travels to the Wild Places of the Earth by David Yeadon on page 143, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Under the Tuscan Sun: At Home in Italy by Frances Mayes on page 120, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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- Food: A Taste of the Road (Travelers' Tales Guides) by Richard Sterling in Front Matter, page 114, and Back Matter
- Testosterone Planet: True Stories from a Man's World (Travelers' Tales Guides) by Sean O'Reilly in Front Matter, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Adventures in Wine: True Stories of Vineyards and Vintages Around the World (Travelers' Tales Guides) by Thom Elkjer on page 161, and Back Matter
- Travelers' Tales Mexico: True Stories (Travelers' Tales Guides) by James O'Reilly on page 266, and Back Matter
- How to Eat Around the World: Tips and Wisdom by Richard Sterling in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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