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Witty essays on food and drink from one of the most entertaining and highly respected food writers in the country today James Beard Award-winning author and culinary insider James Villas, named Bon Appetit's 2003 Best Food Writer of the Year, turns his pen to everything from absinthe (the green fairy), barbecue, and authentic grits to San Francisco sourdough and the wonders of peanut butter and price club shopping. Sometimes biting (literally), often hilarious, and always passionate, Villas serves up quick takes on and penetrating insights into the origins and essential experiences of many of our favorite foods and beverages. James Villas (New York, NY, and East Hampton, NY) was the food and wine editor of Town & Country magazine for 27 years. His work has also appeared in Esquire, Food & Wine, Gourmet, Bon Appetit, the New York Times, and other publications. A recipient of the James Beard Award, Villas is the author of over a dozen cookbooks and books on food, including Between Bites: Memoirs of a Hungry Hedonist (cloth: 0471214205; paper: 047144827-3).Product Identifiers
PublisherJohn Wiley & Sons AND Sons LTD
ISBN-139780471273448
eBay Product ID (ePID)87276157
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Book TitleStalking the Green Fairy: and Other Fantastic Adventures in Food and Drink
AuthorJames Villas
FormatHardcover
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2004
GenreFood & Drink
Dimensions
Item Height240mm
Item Width162mm
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorJames Villas
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States