Life & Cuisine Of Elvis Presley [Paperback]

David Adler (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 27, 1993

A nostalgic cookbook that celebrates the life and times of Elvis Presley features more than seventy recipes enjoyed by the King, including Miss Vertie's sweet potato pie, Coletta's barbecue pizza, and fried peanut butter and banana sandwiches. 25,000 first printing.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Writes Adler of the King, "Food, his first love, was the love that destroyed him." Here is some that did, along with story snippets from the life of Elvis. If you want fried squirrel, you can find it. Likewise, "Shit on a Shingle"--the creamed chipped beef that Elvis ate while doing time in the army. ("Some claim," notes Adler, "the army ruined Elvis.") The volume surveys snacks, meals at Graceland, road food in the 1950s, the deep-South stuff of Presley's boyhood, Hollywood, Las Vegas (including a recipe for his wedding cake), and a chapter devoted wholly to Elvis's diets. Adler writes in the strong first person--the story of Elvis's food is also the story of the author's exploration of the King's stomach--and studs his tale with oddnesses: Nurses Cocke and Seamon, who cared for Elvis at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis when he ailed; Lora Down of New York City's East Village, who bakes chocolate cornbread twice a year "for Elvis" with the hope of bringing him back from the dead. (The recipe, dictated by "the spirits," is of course included.) Jauntily designed with insets of drumsticks, Twinkies, and an authentic Elvis grocery list, the book's bound to entertain a good many people who may or may not want to raise new tastes to their lips. Adler also wrote Elvis My Dad . Photos not seen by PW.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Paperback: 159 pages
• Publisher: Three Rivers Press; 1st edition (July 27, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0517880245
• ISBN-13: 978-0517880241
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #654,931 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ugly Steak and Mashed Potatoes, August 2, 2000

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Derek Carter (Atlanta, GA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Life & Cuisine Of Elvis Presley (Paperback)

This book is great - it's by a guy that set out to eat what Elvis ate and write a book about it. He's a guy about 27, David Adler, and he did it all - went to his elementry school, went to the army barracks Elvis stayed at - and the best - went to Pauline Nicholson's house (Elvis' night cook) and pauline fixed him one of Elvis' favorite meals - ugly steak and mash potatos.

You have to see this book! If you find it, goto page 66 first and check out the picture titled "Pauline, me, and Hunt's Ketchup" - it is classic! This Adler guy is a genius!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars EXCELLENT, June 25, 2000

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I Heart Audio Books (Fort Worth, Texas USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Life & Cuisine Of Elvis Presley (Paperback)

This book is unique. Similiar to an Errol Morris documentary about the down home peculiarities of American culture. Adler generates interesting insights into the King's psychological and social makeup. Very entertaining. A must have for gourmands, Elvis fans and scholars of American pop culture.

5.0 out of 5 stars TASTEEEEEEE tidbits!, September 12, 2011

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Ed "history teacher" (Kentucky) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Life & Cuisine Of Elvis Presley (Paperback)

The book serves as a source of entertainment, information and pleasure. I highly recommend it to those who want to know both Elvis and his culinary tastes/delights better. Recipes are easy to make and taste, as we say in the South, "more-better!"