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

In this outrageous and delectable new volume, the Man Who Ate Everythingproves that he will do anythingto eat everything. That includes going fishing for his own supply of bluefin tuna belly; nearly incinerating his oven in pursuit of the perfect pizza crust, and spending four days boning and stuffing three different fowl—into each other— to produce the Cajun specialty called "turducken."

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It Must've Been Something I Atefinds Steingarten testing the virtues of chocolate and gourmet salts; debunking the mythology of lactose intolerance and Chinese Food Syndrome; roasting marrow bones for his dog , and offering recipes for everything from lobster rolls to gratin dauphinois. The result is one of those rare books that are simultaneously mouth-watering and side-splitting.

Audience
adult
Length
long · 528 pages

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