Error loading page.
Try refreshing the page. If that doesn't work, there may be a network issue, and you can use our self test page to see what's preventing the page from loading.
Learn more about possible network issues or contact support for more help.
Title details for Fork It Over by Alan Richman - Wait list

Fork It Over

The Intrepid Adventures of a Professional Eater

by Alan Richman
ebook
0 of 1 copy available
Wait time: About 2 weeks
Place a hold Read a sample Read a sample
0 of 1 copy available
Wait time: About 2 weeks
Adventures in eating by the twelve-time James Beard Award winner: "Richman's dry, witty prose will delight readers who crave good culinary writing." —Library Journal
Alan Richman has dined in more unlikely locations and devoured more tasting menus than any other restaurant critic alive. He has reviewed restaurants in almost every Communist country (China, Vietnam, Cuba, East Germany) and heedlessly indulged his enduring passion for eight-course dinners (plus cheese).
In Fork It Over, Richman retraces decades of culinary adventuring. In one episode, he reviews a Chicago restaurant owned and operated by Louis Farrakhan (not known to be a fan of Jewish restaurant critics) and completes the assignment by sneaking into services at the Nation of Islam mosque, where no whites are allowed. In Cuba, he defies government regulations by interviewing starving political dissidents, and then rewards himself with a lobster lunch at the most expensive restaurant in Havana. He chiffonades his way to a failing grade at the Paul Bocuse school in Lyon, politely endures Sharon Stone's notions of fine dining, and explains why you can't get a good meal in Boston—spurred on by the reckless passion for food that made him the only soldier he knows who gained weight while in Vietnam and carried him from his neighborhood burger joint to Le Bernardin.
"A sharp, rollicking collection of articles documenting Richman's most memorable culinary experiences . . . An enjoyable treat full of gastronomic guffaws." —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
"Reading Richman is like taking a brisk walk with a very funny friend." —Entertainment Weekly
"From Shanghai to Havana to the Hamptons, Richman knows whereof he speaks, and he says it so well you can almost taste it." —Forbes
"A very satisfying feast." —Associated Press

  • Creators

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    December 15, 2023

  • Formats

    • Kindle Book

      • ISBN: 9780061743924

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9780061743924

    • EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9780061743924
      • File size: 1107 KB

  • Accessibility

    The publisher provides the following statement about the accessibility of the EPUB file supplied to OverDrive. Experiences may vary across reading systems. After borrowing the book, you may download the EPUB files to read in another reading system.

    Ways Of Reading

    • No information about appearance modifiability is available.

    • Not all of the content will be readable as read aloud speech or dynamic braille.

    Conformance

    • No information is available.

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    Loading
    Loading

Formats

  • Kindle Book
  • OverDrive Read
  • EPUB ebook

subjects

Languages

  • English

Loading