Gastroanomalies: Questionable Culinary Creations from the

Gastroanomalies: Questionable Culinary Creations from the Golden Age of American Cookery

It was a time of innocence, nuclear families, traditional values . . . and BAD FOOD.

In an era where cooks wanted to put their best foot forward, there was no end to the creative, cost-efficient, and cream-based dishes that disgraced the family dinner table, the cocktail party, or the neighborhood BBQ. Recipes involving ingredients like ground meat, bananas, and cottage cheese sound innocent enoughâ€”unless you mix them all together in a strange attempt to cover every food group at once.

In Gastroanomalies, James Lileks gathers another remarkable assortment of dishes that once inspired cooks to brave new heights but now inspire sour stomachs and thoughts of â€œhow did I survive?â€ Highlighted with excerpts from bizarre cookbooks (like Joan Crawford shilling for Bisquick), dubious images (is it meat or chocolate ice cream?), ads heralding the latest in kitchen technology (how about a bacon-egger?), and Lileksâ€™s acerbic, off-the-wall commentary (â€œPut your ear close, and you can actually hear the meat screaming in terrorâ€), Gastroanomalies is an irresistible retro documentation of a bygone era when artisanal cheese and vegetables lightly steamed (not boiled to mush) were still light-years away. Gastroanomalies will have foodies, baby boomers, and lovers of kitsch in stitches.
Country USA
Manufacturer Crown Archetype
Binding Hardcover
ReleaseDate 2007-11-27
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780307383075

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Crown Archetype
Binding	Hardcover
ReleaseDate	2007-11-27
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780307383075

Gastroanomalies: Questionable Culinary Creations from the Golden Age of American Cookery

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