Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #589420 in Books
• Published on: 1994-09-30
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 400 pages

Customer Reviews

Possibly the best book on eating... ever
If you love food, this book will make you laugh out loud. Trillin's delight in food is infectuous, and he's a damn good writer besides.

Warning: Stock the fridge before you read these books
The books in Calvin Trillin's Tummy Trilogy instilled in me forever a love of reading books aloud and an insatiable penchant for "American cuisine." I grew up reading them to my mother, a caterer, as she was busy in the kitchen. Aside from being absolutely hilarious, his descriptions of different dishes - from the humble french fry to more exotic regional dishes - would make our mouths water. Those descriptions and stories have never left me, and I've made a point of trying to visit some of the places he described in his books, including what I'd have to call a pilgrimage to the legendary Arthur Bryant's in Kansas City. Books to be savoured over and over again, preferably with an Italian sausage sandwich in hand.