A Weakness for Almost Everything: Notes on Life, Gastronomy, and Travel

by Aldo Buzzi and Ann Goldstein

Book Overview

Aldo Buzzi applies his unique sensibility to topics as disparate as his German mother and the history of toothpicks, and finds an appreciation for the beauty of the ordinary and the humor in the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1883642701
• ISBN13: 9781883642709
• Release Date: November 1999
• Publisher: Steerforth Press
• Length: 100 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

A Writer Who Paints (or Cooks) with Words!

I originally sought out the book for its notes on gastronomy but the small piece on the author's affection for his old shoes is alone worth the price of admission. His fresh observations on food and its preparation are, however, worth rereading and passing on to good friends. Its rare, no, make that near impossible, to find a writer who can engage a reader with fresh (and literary) approaches to the subject and mix in tasty tidbits like Kafka's eating habits and James Fenimore Cooper's "Lunch Club". And in the fewest words possible -unlike the gasbags that dominate the field. The author savors food, the people who grow, prepare and serve food and the assorted guests at the table. And he will make you laugh out loud!