{"product_id":"feeding-a-yen-savoring-local-specialties-from-kansas-city-to-cuzco-paperback","title":"Feeding a Yen: Savoring Local Specialties, from Kansas City to Cuzco - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCalvin Trillin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCalvin Trillin has never been a champion of the \"continental cuisine\" palaces he used to refer to as La Maison de la Casa House. What he treasures is the superb local specialty. And he will go anywhere to find one. As it happens, some of his favorite dishes can be found only in their place of origin. Join Trillin on his charming, funny culinary adventures as he samples fried marlin in Barbados and the barbecue of his boyhood in Kansas City. Travel alongside as he hunts for the authentic fish taco, and participates in a \"boudin blitzkrieg\" in the part of Louisiana where people are accustomed to buying these spicy sausages and polishing them off in the parking lot. (\"Cajun boudin not only doesn't get outside the state, it usually doesn't even get home.\") In New York, Trillin even tries to use a glorious local specialty, the bagel, to lure his daughters back from California. \u003cb\u003eFeeding a Yen\u003c\/b\u003e is a delightful reminder of why \u003ci\u003eNew York\u003c\/i\u003e magazine called Calvin Trillin \"our funniest food writer.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCalvin Trillin has never been a champion of the \"continental cuisine\" palaces he used to refer to as La Maison de la Casa House. What he treasures is the superb local specialty. And he will go anywhere to find one. As it happens, some of his favorite dishes can be found only in their place of origin. Join Trillin on his charming, funny culinary adventures as he samples fried marlin in Barbados and the barbecue of his boyhood in Kansas City. Travel alongside as he hunts for the authentic fish taco, and participates in a \"boudin blitzkrieg\" in the part of Louisiana where people are accustomed to buying these spicy sausages and polishing them off in the parking lot. (\"Cajun boudin not only doesn't get outside the state, it usually doesn't even get home.\") In New York, Trillin even tries to use a glorious local specialty, the bagel, to lure his daughters back from California. Feeding a Yen is a delightful reminder of why \"New York magazine called Calvin Trillin \"our funniest food writer.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCALVIN TRILLIN \u003c\/b\u003ehas been called \"perhaps the finest reporter in America,\" and \"a classic American humorist.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA onetime writer for \u003ci\u003eTime, The New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e and a current contributor to \u003ci\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/i\u003e, he is the author of several collections of essays and three comic novels, including the national bestseller \u003cb\u003eTepper Isn't Going Out\u003c\/b\u003e. He has also written three previous books on eating, \u003cb\u003eAmerican Fried, Alice, Let's Eat \u003c\/b\u003eand\u003cb\u003e Third Helpings, \u003c\/b\u003eand the acclaimed memoirs, \u003cb\u003eMessages from My Father, \u003c\/b\u003e a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e best seller, and \u003cb\u003eFamily Man\u003c\/b\u003e. His next book will be \u003cb\u003e\"Obliviously On He Sails,\"\u003c\/b\u003e a collection of satirical verse about the George W, Bush presidency.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 11, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51748757733664,"sku":"9780375759963","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/49873bbeb5fd877154521f5a16e59429.webp?v=1779915347","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/feeding-a-yen-savoring-local-specialties-from-kansas-city-to-cuzco-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}