In Search of the Perfect Meal: A Collection of the Best Food Writing of Roy Andries de Groot

by Roy Andries de Groot

The life of Roy Andries de Groot was a continual quest for perfection: the perfect meal, the perfect wine, the perfect cheese. Until his death in 1983, de Groot shared his search with millions of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312411316
• ISBN13: 9780312411312
• Release Date: January 1986
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Length: 411 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.

Customer Reviews

The Best Book Ever Written About Food and Drink

This is a collection of articles published over many years in many magazines covering all aspects of food and drink. It's terrific reading by a gifted writer and gourmand. If you neglect to read the introduction, you'll not be aware that this man was blind and had a gift for appreciating food something like perfect pitch to the ear, along with total recall of food sampled over his entire lifetime. I used to own this book, and it was one of my prized possessions, but I lent it out to a lady who later developed Altzheimer's Disease. You can guess what happened. If you like Gourmet magazine, the restaurant reviews of the NYT, MFK Fisher, and good food and drink, I challenge you not to like this book. If I ever find another copy, it won't be lent out. It reads well over time.