How to Eat a Lobster
And Other Edible Enigmas Explained
Published on 4. April 2017
Book
Hardback
160 pages
978-1-59474-921-6 (ISBN)
Description
Sometimes an evening is going great until the crawfish arrive. Then what do you do? (Answer: Twist and snap off the head. Peel the tail and pull out the meat. Then suck the juices from the head. Seriously: you re supposed to!) For every tricky dining situation you can imagine (and a few you can t), How to Eat a Lobster will show you how to navigate the meal with grace, style, and minimal splatter. With easy-to-follow instructions and helpful illustrations, you ll learn the answers to 50 food-related questions you ve been afraid to ask. Equal parts cheat sheet and cheerleader, How to Eat a Lobster not only shows you how to open a coconut it shows that you can!
Reviews / Votes
"This breezy little primer will show you how best to eat that crustacean on your plate and also bone a fish, carve a chicken and properly consume artichokes, pomegranates and even durians."-The New York Times"Whatever the case may be, How to Eat a Lobster has you covered."-Boing Boing
"Ashley Blom may be the Emily Post of food."-The Star-Ledger
"The culmination of years of hard work....How to Eat a Lobster [is] an easily understandable guide on how to handle unique foods and certain situations involving proper dining etiquette."-The Berkeley Beacon
"A good, inexpensive gift for those "foodies" among your family and friends."-The New Orleans Advocate
"A fun easy read, for aspiring foodies and anyone just wanting to have more mealtime know-how."-Page Turners
"This book is utterly fun and genuinely informative!"-Zip06.com
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Andrews McMeel Publishing
Dimensions
Height: 168 mm
Width: 127 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
281 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-59474-921-6 (9781594749216)
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Persons
Ashley Blom is a food writer and blogger in Austin, Texas. She has been featured in Buzzfeed, The Emerson Review, FamilyFun Magazine, Quarter Life Conversations, Blast Bombshell Online, The Brattleboro Reformer, and more. She blogs at Quarter Life (Crisis) Cuisine and Forking Up.