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Vogue magazine food writer Steingarten picks up where The Man Who Ate Everything left off, offering foodies a mouthwatering collection of nearly 40 obsessive essays. "Sometimes, I feel like a giant bluefin, my powerful musculature propelling me around the world in search of food," he explains in an essay about toro, the tender tuna belly used in Japanese cuisine. Equal parts travelogue and investigative reporting, Steingarten's writing is funny, fast-paced and clever. Whether re-creating a perfect plate of coq au vin using rooster procured from a live poultry market, braising ribs for his dog or taste-testing espresso in his Manhattan loft cum laboratory ("Right now there are 14 brand new, state-of-the-art, home espresso makers in my house...."), Steingarten proves himself a true gastronome. Of course, his interest in food goes beyond haute cuisine-freeze-dried foods, hot dog buns, even his beloved Milky Way bars do not escape scrutiny. A few essays aren't even about food. One follows the author's south-of-the-border search for phen-fen; another contemplates New York City's "reservation rat race." Recipes-and only Steingarten could add humor to the form-appear throughout. Devoted readers will savor this collection (many of the essays have won awards from the James Beard Foundation and the International Association of Culinary Professionals); those unfamiliar with the author will be clamoring for more.
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Fast becoming a star among contemporary food writers, Steingarten returns with another compilation of his columns from Vogue. Steingarten's breakneck tour through the world of unlimited consumption takes him aboard a tuna boat to find the source of his favorite sushi selection, raw fatty bluefin. The reader benefits from Steingarten's thorough research into the murky history and spreading popularity of sushi. In another personal encounter, Steingarten takes issue with a government ban on a popular diet drug that had helped him maintain his gluttonous intake volume and still lose weight. He debunks current outrageous claims for the superiority of tony, expensive sea salts over the everyday blue-box variety. Steingarten watches a pig butchered in France and explores the origins of the outrageously complex Cajun dish, turducken. Ever on the lookout to skewer others' pretentious food allergy claims, he calls into doubt claims of MSG sensitivities. Despite his silly New York disdain for the Midwestern heartland, Steingarten casts useful illumination on many hitherto dim areas of our fascination with food. Mark Knoblauch
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  • Paperback: 528 pages
  • Publisher: Vintage (October 14, 2003)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0375727124
  • ISBN-13: 978-0375727122
  • Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.2 x 1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars It must have been something I read and loved!, December 23, 2002
By Irene Land "iland" (New York, New York United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: It Must've Been Something I Ate: The Return of the Man Who Ate Everything (Hardcover)
I feel I was lucky enough, first of all, to meet Mr. Steingarten at a book signing at DiPalo's Fine Italian Foods in Little Italy. While waiting to buy my usual selection of the best Italian cheeses, meats, etc. and talking to the usual shoppers with whom we've become such friends over the years, I started glancing through the book. I couldn't stop so it had to be one of my Christmas presents to myself. Others also felt the same way and Mr. Steingarten couldn't sign fast enough. And how wonderful to find a whole chapter about DiPalo's and Luigi DiPalo who has carried on his father's tradition, not only as the store owner but as a walking encyclopedia of everything Italian from every different olive oil and it's characteristics to the four-months seasonal Parmegianno Reggiano (he once had a tasting of all four seasons and explained the reasons why each season had it's clear differences). Mr. Steingarten wrote such a beautiful chapter on Luigi, his vast knowledge, his vast supply of the best of Italy that it took me back to the many years I have spent every Saturday morning there. Mr. Steingarten tells story after story in such superb style and panache and he is a man with such humility and joy talking to people that he is an icon in the food world. How lucky we are to be able to read this talented writer yet again. If you enjoy food and Jeffrey Steingarten (how could you not) you HAVE TO OWN THIS BOOK because you will read and reread it always.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Just as good the second time around..., December 11, 2002
This review is from: It Must've Been Something I Ate: The Return of the Man Who Ate Everything (Hardcover)
I loved Jeffrey Steingarten's first book of essays and was thrilled he'd released a second. I find his writing to be warm, witty and lovely. His affection for food is infectious, and I appreciated the inclusion of several recipes and where-to-buy suggestions (I will be making Pierre Herme's version of hot chocolate, NOT Laura Bush's!). It is rare to find a writer who combines erudition with humor and manages to remain accessible along the way....
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5.0 out of 5 stars Written by the love child of Bill Bryson and Alton Brown, January 12, 2004
This is a wonderful book, as was the first. Encompassing, more or less at random: travel and food, history and food, science and food, technology and food and a healthy helping of the sociology of eating, it was a fast and funny read. There are books devoted to each of these topics which does a more rigorous job at it, but no one else rolls them all into so fun and informative a package. And, as opposed to a book which deals strictly with, say, the science of food and cooking, you can use this one to learn the names of the best French cooks and the names of their and countless other worthy restaurants.
I haven't previously found anyone willing to discuss the merits of caviar AND cricket tacos within the same volume.
I'd recommend the purchase of this at the same time as "The Man who ate Everything" - you won't be able to read only one.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Not a single mention of Tuscany
...at least I don't remember any. Jeffrey Steingarten talks about cooking and eating with a sharp cosmopolitan sensibility. Read more
Published 9 months ago by e_ting

5.0 out of 5 stars Funny and Informative
Very entertaining read. I had not ever heard of him before I came across his book. I am now looking to buy his previous book.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it, wish he had more books for me to read
My only problem with this book is that it ends. I wish there was more. I have read both of his books and loved them both. Read more
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I made it through about 5 or 6 of the essays in the book. I was expecting a book about food, but I got a book about Jeffrey Steingarten. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Alex S. Wilson

5.0 out of 5 stars I can't get enough!

Though I've followed Jeffrey Steingarten's column in Vogue magazine ever since I first came across it, I hadn't realized that he'd published two books, both compilations of... Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars Great read
So well written. Easy to read even if you are just a mild foodie. Jeffrey is so funny and personable on paper.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Steingarten is hands down the best food writer in America
The long-time Vogue food critic (and frequent Iron Chef America judge) returns with his second, and equally excellent, compilation of his best foodie columns. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Highly entertaining
This book was a gift that I was not excited about receiving, but I picked it up one evening when I was desperate for something to read. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars As appetising as his "The Man Who Ate Everything"
It is interesting that a lawyer can write so well about food as to make one salivate! Entertaining, funny (perhaps witty) and informative, sprinkled with social commentary and... Read more
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