{"product_id":"9780865475977","title":"Serious Pig : An American Cook in Search of His Roots","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eSerious Pig\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): John Thorne, Matt Lewis Thorne\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this collection of essays, John Thorne sets our to explore the origins of his identity as a cook, going \"here\" (the Maine coast, where he'd summered as a child and returned as an adult for a decade's sojourn), \"there\" (southern Louisiana, where he was captivated by Creole and Cajun cooking), and \"everywhere\" (where he provides a sympathetic reading of such national culinary icons as the hamburger, white bread, and American cheese, and sits down to a big bowl of Texas red). These intelligent, searching essays are a passionate meditation on food, character, and place.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[Thorne's] richest book yet; one in which simple disparate thoughts begin to coalesce into a genuine philosophy of food.” —\u003ci\u003eRuth Reichl, Saveur\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Here's a rare treat, a book in which the recipes are only a means to an end or stepping stones in cultural detective stories . . . [Thorne's] folkloric approach to food nourishes the brain as well as the body.” —\u003ci\u003eWilliam Rice, Chicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The Thornes love their subject, but critically, knowledgeably and with a sense of humor that makes the narrative flow as if velvetized by mayo.” —\u003ci\u003eSheila Himmel, The Washington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780865475977\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"North Point Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40667422490830,"sku":"9780865475977","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_511d722c-2834-45fd-9975-52e46248f7e5.jpg?v=1639710920","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780865475977","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}