Eat This!: 1,001 Things to Eat Before You Diet

by Ian Jackman

Book Overview

"Ian Jackman had the fool-hearty courage to set out armed with the two most dangerous tools for traveling in America, an inquiring mind and a hungry stomach. He lived to tell the tale with wit and charm." -- Mark Kurlansky, bestselling author of The Big Oyster and Cod

Ian Jackman believes that life is too short to deny yourself our nation's true culinary treasures. Guided by food experts throughout the land, he travels from...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060885904
• ISBN13: 9780060885908
• Release Date: July 2007
• Publisher: Harper Perennial
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.5" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

A superb reference to US regional foods

This book serves well if you want to learn about US region cooking, if you are traveling and want to know what to check out, or if you are looking for sources of regional specialties on the internet. Extremely well researched, this book will serve repeated use on all fronts. A great read.

I bought 15 copies

I liked the book so much, I bought 15 copies -- one for me and the others as gifts for family and friends, both local and farflung. I figure, wouldn't anyone want to read about great eateries both where they live and where they might some day travel? Plus, it's a great read.

If de Tocqueville were traveling America today...

...and he was hungry, he very well might have written this charming book. A celebration of that spot in town that only the locals know about, this book is a light footed tour through the places that will never be included in the Michelin guide, but should not be missed at all costs. Written with a great eye (and ear, nose, and tongue) for detail, lovers of "real food" everywhere will find this book a very satisfying read. Finally, a food book that understands that a super omelet or a perfect pizza is just as important to understanding great food as a fancy 3-star meal.

gourmet and grease heaven

A fantastic book. It makes you want to give up the gym and the sensible eating and just eat everything you can get your greasy hands on; the best lobster rolls in maine, key lime pie in florida, and burgers everywhere. It also tells you how to have all this amazing food delivered right to your door, making it even easier to become a true couch potato. my only beef is that it doesn't mention the bacon egg and cheese and the yankee doodle in new haven, two of those and your hangover is just a distant memory, maybe it will make it into the next edition In the meantime, if you take your food serious, EAT THIS

FUN, FUN, FUN READING

Anyone who travels the country will like this entertaining book as a quick reference. It's fun to read and full of useful information on local, interesting eateries.