The Adventure of Food : True Stories of Eating Everything (Travelers' Tales Guides) (Paperback)

by Richard Sterling (Editor) "WHEN I WAKE TODAY THE SKY IS A BRIGHT ACHING BLUE, BLUE enough to stab through light..." (more)
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Product Description

From the award-winning editor of Travelers' Tales Food--this collection of true stories will make your mouth water while helping you better understand other cultures, through its touching, funny, and sometimes frightening stories of eating. 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 food--how it nourishes and sustains us, teaches us about other cultures, and creates community and connection with others. As we sample new foods, we sample new cultures, new histories, new ways of thinking. And no matter how hard we try, the same ingredients never taste the same back home. Sterling's first collection, Travelers' Tales Food, won the Lowell Thomas Award in 1997. Notable Authors include Frances Mayes, Jeffrey Steingarten, Jonathan Raban, John Krich, Jan Morris, and more.

Product Details

• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Travelers' Tales (November 19, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1885211376
• ISBN-13: 978-1885211378
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,221,477 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing Sequel, April 17, 2000

By A Customer

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.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars More than just food, May 27, 2000

By A Customer

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.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Food for Thought, March 21, 2001

By	Roxanne Khamsi "youngrsf" (Hanover, NH) - See all my reviews

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.