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It Must've Been Something I Ate: The Return of the Man Who Ate Everything (Hardcover)

by Jeffrey Steingarten (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 528 pages
  • Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf (Nov 2002)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0375412808
  • ISBN-13: 978-0375412806
  • Product Dimensions: 22 x 14.6 x 4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,293,607 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Daily Telegraph

'Witty and erudite each essay is the work of an obsessive with his desires fulfilled' --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.


Independent

'Hilarious, quixotic, obsessive, Steingarten is a hero. He's nuts, but he's a hero' --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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5.0 out of 5 stars It Must Be The Best Book I've Ever Read, 10 Nov 2003
This review is from: It Must've Been Something I Ate: The Return of the Man Who Ate Everything (Paperback)
Well, it's certainly the best food book I've ever read, and knocks everybody else, including my old favourites, into a cocked hat. Every one of his stories or investigations is an eye-opener that can also make you laugh aloud whilst learning fascinating stuff;I quote him all the time, and have become rather an expert in many people's eyes on caviar, bread, bluefin vs yellowfin tuna, the ultimate gratin, salt(FABULOUS!)and the lesion in the brain that can cause excessive interest in good food . He is the cleverest and most entertaining food writer of our time.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A Foodie Feast, 14 Jan 2003
This review is from: It Must've Been Something I Ate: The Return of the Man Who Ate Everything (Hardcover)
Steingarten is witty, erudite and opinionated. Above all, though, he is obsessive (and I mean that in the nicest possible way).

If a subject catches his interest he researches it with a thoroughness that is nothing less than terrifying to ordinary mortals. In his quest for authentic coq au vin he scours New York for roosters and chickens' blood. His experiments with coffee-making involve covering his dining table with 14 home espresso machines. As for his attempts to arrange a hot enough oven to bake the perfect pizza - no, we won't go into that.

This is not a book of amusing anecdotes, though some are scattered through it. The essays vary. Some are wonderful pieces of research (I especially enjoyed the piece on MSG), while others are accounts of Steingarten's search for culinary enlightenment in various parts of the world. Occasionally his considerable ego does tend to get a bit overpowering but, well, he's a lawyer and a New Yorker...

Although I found this book marginally less enjoyable than its predecessor, it is still wonderfully entertaining and informative. One can only admire somebody so dedicated to his work that he will subject himself to a brain scan in order to test the theory that obsession with food is caused by some sort of lesion.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A man on a mission, 18 Dec 2002
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I eagerly awaited the release of this second book having thoroughly enjoyed the first. In this book it is more of the same. Jeffery picks a topic (for example :Pizza, Steak, Boudin Noir, Coq au Vin, Espresso)and then attempts to find the best possible ingredients and method of cooking or creating that item. His missions involve much empirical testing, quite often a scientific element and authentic re-creation in his loft apartment in New York. To aid us he also includes precise recipes where possible to allow us to share on his discovery. If you have only a passing interest in food this book will fascinate you and in places have you laughing out loud. It has certainly inspired me to look at many of the things i eat in a different light.
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5.0 out of 5 stars If you like food....
A move on from "the man who ate everything". He is older and wiser and it shows in this quality writing.

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Published 11 months ago by brian ingram

5.0 out of 5 stars Funny, obsessive, delightful
This book (and its companion) is a reprint about Jeffrey Steingarten's food obsessions in handy bite-size chapters. Read more
Published on 29 Mar 2004 by Merlin

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