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Gastro Obscura : A Food Adventurer's Guide by Cecily Wong, Atlas Obscura and Dylan Thuras (2021, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherWorkman Publishing Company, Incorporated
ISBN-101523502193
ISBN-139781523502196
eBay Product ID (ePID)10038733964
Product Key Features
Book TitleGastro Obscura : a Food Adventurer's Guide
Number of Pages448 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicRegional & Ethnic / General, Food, Lodging & Transportation / General, Special Interest / General, General, Essays & Travelogues
Publication Year2021
IllustratorYes
GenreTravel, Cooking
AuthorCecily Wong, Atlas Obscura, Dylan Thuras
Book SeriesAtlas Obscura Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.1 in
Item Weight47.8 Oz
Item Length10.8 in
Item Width7.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2021-025589
Reviews"Like a great tapas meal, Gastro Obscura is deep yet snackable, and full of surprises. In these pages, you'll find riveting stories of human culture ancient and present, history, climate, mythology, commerce and geography -- all through the lens of that thing you thought you already knew: food. This is the book for anyone interested in eating, adventure and the human condition." --Tom Colicchio, chef and activist "Thumbing through this exquisite guide kept me at the breakfast table until dinner time." --Kyle Maclachlan, actor and vintner, "[An] encyclopedic odyssey... This compendium is a must-have." -- Publishers Weekly , starred review "[ Gastro Obscura is a] hard-to-put-down book... Pick a region, pick a page--you can't go wrong. Armchair travelers and foodies will be left hungry, nostalgic, more knowledgeable about dishes from all over, and, most importantly, ready to try something different, whether it's found around the corner or across the world." -- Library Journal "Irresistible." -- Booklist "A tome to be savored" - Foreward Reviews "This captivating book celebrates the incredible global diversity of food, ingredients, and cooking practices. What could be more important in this moment in time than to be so delightfully engaged in the many ways food cultivates--through sometimes eccentric means!--a profound sense of togetherness." --Alice Waters, chef and author of We Are What We Eat: A Slow Food Manifesto "An ambitious, exciting, and zany anthology of heritage foodways, Gastro Obscura tells the stories no one else is telling. In creating a magnum opus that manages to be simultaneously daring as well as fundamentally delicious, this is a culinary high-wire act of culinary anthropology that delivers on its promise and then some. A must-read for anyone who eats." --Dan Barber, chef and author of The Third Plate "This book is an incredible celebration of diversity - the many fascinating ways that humanity has figured out how to feed itself. To me, it is really about preservation, the power and importance of remembering old customs and local traditions in order to help us better understand our world today ... and into the future." --José Andrés, chef, restaurateur, and founder of World Central Kitchen "Like a great tapas meal, Gastro Obscura is deep yet snackable, and full of surprises. In these pages, you'll find riveting stories of human culture ancient and present, history, climate, mythology, commerce and geography -- all through the lens of that thing you thought you already knew: food. This is the book for anyone interested in eating, adventure and the human condition." --Tom Colicchio, chef and activist "Thumbing through this exquisite guide kept me at the breakfast table until dinner time." --Kyle Maclachlan, actor and vintner, "[An] encyclopedic odyssey... This compendium is a must-have." -- Publishers Weekly , starred review "[ Gastro Obscura is a] hard-to-put-down book... Pick a region, pick a page--you can't go wrong. Armchair travelers and foodies will be left hungry, nostalgic, more knowledgeable about dishes from all over, and, most importantly, ready to try something different, whether it's found around the corner or across the world." -- Library Journal "Irresistible." -- Booklist "This captivating book celebrates the incredible global diversity of food, ingredients, and cooking practices. What could be more important in this moment in time than to be so delightfully engaged in the many ways food cultivates--through sometimes eccentric means!--a profound sense of togetherness." --Alice Waters, chef and author of We Are What We Eat: A Slow Food Manifesto "An ambitious, exciting, and zany anthology of heritage foodways, Gastro Obscura tells the stories no one else is telling. In creating a magnum opus that manages to be simultaneously daring as well as fundamentally delicious, this is a culinary high-wire act of culinary anthropology that delivers on its promise and then some. A must-read for anyone who eats." --Dan Barber, chef and author of The Third Plate "This book is an incredible celebration of diversity - the many fascinating ways that humanity has figured out how to feed itself. To me, it is really about preservation, the power and importance of remembering old customs and local traditions in order to help us better understand our world today ... and into the future." --José Andrés, chef, restaurateur, and founder of World Central Kitchen "Like a great tapas meal, Gastro Obscura is deep yet snackable, and full of surprises. In these pages, you'll find riveting stories of human culture ancient and present, history, climate, mythology, commerce and geography -- all through the lens of that thing you thought you already knew: food. This is the book for anyone interested in eating, adventure and the human condition." --Tom Colicchio, chef and activist "Thumbing through this exquisite guide kept me at the breakfast table until dinner time." --Kyle Maclachlan, actor and vintner, "[An] encyclopedic odyssey... This compendium is a must-have." -- Publishers Weekly , starred review "[ Gastro Obscura is a] hard-to-put-down book... Pick a region, pick a page--you can't go wrong. Armchair travelers and foodies will be left hungry, nostalgic, more knowledgeable about dishes from all over, and, most importantly, ready to try something different, whether it's found around the corner or across the world." -- Library Journal "This captivating book celebrates the incredible global diversity of food, ingredients, and cooking practices. What could be more important in this moment in time than to be so delightfully engaged in the many ways food cultivates--through sometimes eccentric means!--a profound sense of togetherness." --Alice Waters, chef and author of We Are What We Eat: A Slow Food Manifesto "An ambitious, exciting, and zany anthology of heritage foodways, Gastro Obscura tells the stories no one else is telling. In creating a magnum opus that manages to be simultaneously daring as well as fundamentally delicious, this is a culinary high-wire act of culinary anthropology that delivers on its promise and then some. A must-read for anyone who eats." --Dan Barber, chef and author of The Third Plate "This book is an incredible celebration of diversity - the many fascinating ways that humanity has figured out how to feed itself. To me, it is really about preservation, the power and importance of remembering old customs and local traditions in order to help us better understand our world today ... and into the future." --José Andrés, chef, restaurateur, and founder of World Central Kitchen "Like a great tapas meal, Gastro Obscura is deep yet snackable, and full of surprises. In these pages, you'll find riveting stories of human culture ancient and present, history, climate, mythology, commerce and geography -- all through the lens of that thing you thought you already knew: food. This is the book for anyone interested in eating, adventure and the human condition." --Tom Colicchio, chef and activist "Thumbing through this exquisite guide kept me at the breakfast table until dinner time." --Kyle Maclachlan, actor and vintner, "[Wong and Thuras''] lavishly photographed volume, more eye-opening than mouthwatering, slakes (and often quells) the armchair gourmand''s appetite. Combing 120 nations and all the continents... they have produced a cabinet of culinary curiosities." -- The New York Times Book Review "You cannot help but be drawn to Gastro Obscura ." -- The New York Times "There''s so much information in this book. If you love food, the photos are beautiful and for me, it really made me feel like on my couch like I was getting back out there and traveling again. That''s why I love this book. They know what they''re doing. These books are always good, they''re filled with facts, you gotta pick it up." -- bestselling author Isaac Fitzgerald on the TODAY Show "[A] colorfully illustrated, totally entertaining tour through global cuisine, particularly the quirky sort." -- AARP.com "For the traveler or foodie, this coffee table book can transport them around the world with wonderful stories and photos that will leave their stomachs grumbling--all without ever leaving the couch." -- Food 52 "[A]n enticing read for anyone who is curious about the world. Like a five-star hotel''s platter-stacked buffet artfully arranged to please the eye and palate, Gastro Obscura stimulates aplenty, with hundreds of rich morsels to peruse and savor." -- Forbes.com "An incredible celebration of diversity in food" -- Wine Enthusiast "[An] encyclopedic odyssey... This compendium is a must-have." -- Publishers Weekly , starred review "[ Gastro Obscura is a] hard-to-put-down book... Pick a region, pick a page--you can''t go wrong. Armchair travelers and foodies will be left hungry, nostalgic, more knowledgeable about dishes from all over, and, most importantly, ready to try something different, whether it''s found around the corner or across the world." -- Library Journal "Irresistible." -- Booklist "A tome to be savored" - Foreward Reviews " [A] casual and fun and yet intelligent treatment of what essentially is a food encyclopedia on the world and its cuisines." -- Nik Sharma , author of The Flavor Equation "This captivating book celebrates the incredible global diversity of food, ingredients, and cooking practices. What could be more important in this moment in time than to be so delightfully engaged in the many ways food cultivates--through sometimes eccentric means!--a profound sense of togetherness." -- Alice Waters , chef and author of We Are What We Eat: A Slow Food Manifesto "An ambitious, exciting, and zany anthology of heritage foodways, Gastro Obscura tells the stories no one else is telling. In creating a magnum opus that manages to be simultaneously daring as well as fundamentally delicious, this is a culinary high-wire act of culinary anthropology that delivers on its promise and then some. A must-read for anyone who eats." -- Dan Barber , chef and author of The Third Plate "This book is an incredible celebration of diversity - the many fascinating ways that humanity has figured out how to feed itself. To me, it is really about preservation, the power and importance of remembering old customs and local traditions in order to help us better understand our world today ... and into the future." -- José Andrés , chef, restaurateur, and founder of World Central Kitchen "Like a great tapas meal, Gastro Obscura is deep yet snackable, and full of surprises. In these pages, you''ll find riveting stories of human culture ancient and present, history, climate, mythology, commerce and geography -- all through the lens of that thing you thought you already knew: food. This is the book for anyone interested in eating, adventure and the human condition." -- T om Colicchio , chef and activist "Thumbing through this exquisite guide kept me at the breakfast table until dinner time." -- Kyle Maclachlan , actor and vintner
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal641.3
SynopsisA New York Times, USA Today, and national indie bestseller.A Feast of Wonder! Created by the ever-curious minds behind Atlas Obscura, this breath-taking guide transforms our sense of what people around the world eat and drink. Covering all seven continents, Gastro Obscura serves up a loaded plate of incredible ingredients, food adventures, and edible wonders. Ready for a beer made from fog in Chile? Sardinia's "Threads of God" pasta? Egypt's 2000-year-old egg ovens? But far more than a menu of curious minds delicacies and unexpected dishes, Gastro Obscura reveals food's central place in our lives as well as our bellies, touching on history-trace the network of ancient Roman fish sauce factories. Culture-picture four million women gathering to make rice pudding. Travel-scale China's sacred Mount Hua to reach a tea house. Festivals-feed wild macaques pyramid of fruit at Thailand's Monkey Buffet Festival. And hidden gems that might be right around the corner, like the vending machine in Texas dispensing full sized pecan pies. Dig in and feed your sense of wonder. "Like a great tapas meal, Gastro Obscura is deep yet snackable, and full of surprises. This is the book for anyone interested in eating, adventure and the human condition." -Tom Colicchio, chef and activist "This exquisite guide kept me at the breakfast table until dinner time." -Kyle Maclachlan, actor and vintner, Wonder is around every corner, and on every plate. The curious minds behind Atlas Obscura now turn to the hidden curiosities of food, which becomes a gateway to fascinating stories about human history, science, art, and tradition--like the first book, all organized by country, lavishly illustrated, and full of surprises., A New York Times , USA Today , and national indie bestseller. A Feast of Wonder! Created by the ever-curious minds behind Atlas Obscura, this breathtaking guide transforms our sense of what people around the world eat and drink. Covering all seven continents, Gastro Obscura serves up a loaded plate of incredible ingredients, food adventures, and edible wonders. Ready for a beer made from fog in Chile? Sardinia's "Threads of God" pasta? Egypt's 2000-year-old egg ovens? But far more than a menu of curious minds delicacies and unexpected dishes, Gastro Obscura reveals food's central place in our lives as well as our bellies, touching on history-trace the network of ancient Roman fish sauce factories. Culture-picture four million women gathering to make rice pudding. Travel-scale China's sacred Mount Hua to reach a tea house. Festivals-feed wild macaques pyramid of fruit at Thailand's Monkey Buffet Festival. And hidden gems that might be right around the corner, like the vending machine in Texas dispensing full sized pecan pies. Dig in and feed your sense of wonder. "Like a great tapas meal, Gastro Obscura is deep yet snackable, and full of surprises. This is the book for anyone interested in eating, adventure and the human condition." -Tom Colicchio, chef and activist "This exquisite guide kept me at the breakfast table until dinner time." -Kyle Maclachlan, actor and vintner, Wonder is around every corner, and on every plate. The curious minds behind Atlas Obscura now turn to the hidden curiosities of food, which becomes a gateway to fascinating stories about human history, science, art, and tradition--like the first book, all organised by country, lavishly illustrated, and full of surprises.
LC Classification NumberTX737.W66 2021
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- 03 Mar, 2022
Very cool & thorough book
Awesome to peruse. And to check before a trip to some exotic place - see all The crazy and yummy foods to find !Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 19 Mar, 2025
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A great book in great shape!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 23 Feb, 2022
Yummy book
Terrific book with great informationVerified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 19 Feb, 2023
Good deal
Great book for armchair traveler and eater.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 28 Jan, 2024
Great !
It was a gift , am sure he will like it , he iss a somalier and restauranteur ,Ialso have a copyVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
