The Man Who Ate the World
In Search of the Perfect Dinner
$41.18
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
31 May 2009
Summary
THE MAN WHO ATE THE WORLD is a journey through the great cities of the world. It’s about extraordinary restaurants and the people who visit them. It’s about the globalisation of high culture, the market in taste and the money spent on it. And, of course, it’s about dinner. From Las Vegas to Moscow, Dubai to Tokyo and New York to London, Jay Rayner chronicles the revolution in high-end gastronomy that has been sweeping the world since the late eighties.
Not simply an account of endless…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780755316359 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0755316355 |
| Author: | Jay Rayner |
| Publisher: | Headline Publishing Group |
| Imprint: | Headline Review |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 31 May 2009 |
| Weight: | 285g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 24mm |
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Critics Review
‘Thoroughly entertaining and often hilarious’
Thoroughly entertaining and often hilarious - Heston Blumenthal
Laugh out loud funny - Charles Spencer, GuardianA witty world tour of gastronomic culture from Las Vegas to Tokyo and everywhere worth visiting in between - Scotland on Sunday Brilliant - ObserverA genuine book… not a collection of recycled articles, but a piece of vivid food and travel writing based on research - Observer ReviewAbout The Author
Jay Rayner
Jay Rayner is an award-winning journalist, writer and broadcaster. He has written for most of the broadsheet nationals as well as a wide variety of magazines. He has published four novels, and won a Sony Radio Award for presenting Papertalk on BBC Radio 5 Live. He is currently a restaurant critic and feature writer for the Observer.
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