The Man Who Ate Everything

Posted on 23 February 2018 by Jeffrey Steingarten

When Jeffrey Steingarten was appointed food critic for Vogue, he systematically set out to overcome his distaste for such things as kimchi, lard, Greek cuisine, and blue food He succeeded at all but the last Steingarten is fairly sure that God meant the color blue mainly for food that has gone bad In this impassioned, mouth watering, and outrageously funny book, Steingarten devotes the same Zen like discipline and gluttonous curiosity to practically everything that anyone anywhere has ever called dinner Follow Steingarten as he jets off to sample choucroute in Alsace, hand massaged beef in Japan, and the mother of all ice creams in Sicily Sweat with him as he tries to re create the perfect sourdough, bottle his own mineral water, and drop excess poundage at a luxury spa Join him as he mounts a heroic and hilarious defense of salt, sugar, and fat though he has some nice things to say about Olestra Stuffed with offbeat erudition and recipes so good they ought to be illegal, The Man Who Ate Everything is a gift for anyone who loves food. Best Read The Man Who Ate Everything [ author ] Jeffrey Steingarten [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr wow, i have been reading this since july i put it down a bunch and lost it once or twice, but still it is shameful to have had this darkening my currently reading shelf for eight months shades of Savage Girls and Wild Boys A History of Feral Children but today i finished it and it is truly a wonderful book.this man is the anti foer if i were ever to read that foer book the one everyone says will turn me into a cowering meat avoider, all i would have to do to recover is open this bo wow, i have been reading this since july i put it down a bunch and lost it once or twice, but still it is shameful to have had this darkening my currently reading...Since I m into cooking and, to a lesser extent, food writing, this book had been recommended to me several times over the last few years I finally borrowed it from a friend at work and must say that it didn t really live up to my expectations It s an interesting, engaging, often funny book, probably essential for the gourmand, but if you have a mere passing interest in gourmet and exotic food, you d probably do well to skip it and read something by Mark Kurlansky instead.I suppose my biggest c Since I m into cooking and, to a lesser extent, food writing...The entire time I was growing up, my feminist lawyer mother had a subscription to Vogue I can t completely explain it myself, but woman does love her shoes Anyway, I spent elementary school reading Steingarten articles for the mag, where he is still the food columnist My conclusion for this book is that he is probably best in small doses Like, monthly doses But, if you ve never read any of his stuff before, I d check this out in one essay at a time stints Steingarten is obviously brilliant The entire time I was gro...Probably not going to finish this one I am not going to make it to book club, and, frankly, I don t like the book, or the author He can be witty and smart enough at times, and I liked it for a while, and maybe it s just the bar study grumpiness talking, but I really resent that large chunks of this read like a dieting memoir, and that if it were written by a woman it would not be considered some kind of clever high mindedness, but rather just some woman ranting about weighing herself four ti Probably not going to finish this one I am not going to make it to book club, and, frankly, I don t like the book, or the author He can be witty and smart enough at times, and I liked it for a while, and maybe it s just the bar study grumpiness talking, but I really resent that large chunks of this read like a dieting memoir, and that if it were written by a woman it would not be considered some kind of clever high mindedness, but rather just some woman ranting about weighing herself four times a day Why do I want to read about him weighing himself four times a day and buying multiple scales and whether the crazy diets work I do not Incidentally, it all feels incredibly dated, as conventional wisdom about nutrition has most certainly moved on from where it was when he was patting himself on the back fo...This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers To view it, click here He is an excellent writer with a sharp sense of humor and a great palette My favorite part is when he forces himself to eat all the foods that he grew up hating to get over his aversions He comes across as muchlike able on paper than during his live appearances on Iron Chef Steingarten married a Utah girl from an LDS family and he delights is weaving Utah into his food articles for Vogue magazine It made me smile to read the later chapters which salute the ho...Steingarten s compilation of essays on a wide variety of food related subjects written in the late 80s and 90s seems like it might be an interesting read for someone who likes food and cooking HOWEVER, the man s ego astronomical, of untold proportions, seriously it can be seen from three planets over is a bit of a turn off Its fun to read about someone experimenting with the many ways you can use a particular kitchen appliance or how best to prepare a particular cut of meat, but in all the b Steingarten s compilation of essays on a wide variety of food related subjects written in the late 80s and 90s seems like it might be an interesting ...Or nearly everything, since it seems unlikely that anybody who had ever had a good nolen gurer shondesh would so summarily dismiss all Indian desserts as being reminiscent of highly perfumed creams fit only for the boudoir But yes, Jeffrey Steingarten, once the monthly food correspondent for Vogue, does seem to have pretty much eaten the best and the worst of most of the highly acclaimed cuisines, at least as far as the Western world is concerned In this interesting and very eclectic collect Or nearly everything, since it seems unlikely that anybody who had ever had a good nolen gurer shondesh would so summarily dismiss all Indian desserts as being reminiscent of highly perfumed creams fit only for the boudoir But yes, Jeffrey Steingarten, once the monthly food correspondent for Vogue, does seem to have pretty much eaten the best and the worst of most of the highly acclaimed cuisines, at least ...This book represents to me a lost way of life It s a life in which I would read books like this, slowly, with particular pleasure, laughing out loud at regular intervals Afterwards, I would have time to write about them all, and share some of my pleasure I almost did this today but that s because I am on holiday The Man Who Ate Everything is a book of essays, and really each one should be savoured at length No rushing Gentle but steady progress is the thing I am at an age where I no longer This book represents to me a lost way of life It s a life in which I would read books like this, slowly, with particular pleasure, laughing out loud at regular intervals Afterwards, I would have time to write about them all, and share...I am not a foodie, I don t watch cooking shows and only rarely read Vogue I had no idea who Jeffrey Steingarten was when this book was loaned to me The title and the recommendation from a friend were enough to convince me to give it a shot, though I had little idea what I was in for Steingarten is many things witty, clever, simultaneously pompous and self deprecating, obsessive and thorough Above all he is interested, which is what kept me interested He s curious about the way foods are ma I am not a foodie, I don t watch cooking shows and only rarely read Vogue I had no idea who Jeffrey Steingarten was when this book was loaned to me The title and the recommendation from a f...I was tempted to give this only one star, but it seemed a bit too negative for a book I didn t actually have to force myself to finish 1.5 would probably have been fitting, because at times this book was really, really, REALLY boring the mere fact that I ve been reading it forthan 6 months should be proof of that The book blurb as well as the title itself led me to believe that it would be a collection of essays about Jeffrey Steingarten eating weird things I thought that sounded I was tempted to give this only one star, but it seemed a bit too negative for a book I didn t actually have to force myself to finish 1.5 would probably have been fitting, because at times this book was really, really, REALLY boring the mere fact that I ve been reading it forthan 6 months should be proof of that The book blurb as well as the title itself led me to believe that it would be a collection of essays about Jeffrey Steingarten eating weird things I thought that sounded interesting, so when the library didn t have the book, I went out and bought it, even though I d thought...

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23 February 2018

Jeffrey Steingarten