{"product_id":"9781523502196","title":"Gastro Obscura : A Food Adventurer's Guide","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eGastro Obscura\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Cecily Wong, Dylan Thuras, Atlas Obscura\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e, and national indie bestseller.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Feast of Wonder!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Created by the ever-curious minds behind Atlas Obscura, this breathtaking guide transforms our sense of what people around the world eat and drink. Covering all seven continents, Gastro Obscura serves up a loaded plate of incredible ingredients, food adventures, and edible wonders. Ready for a beer made from fog in Chile? Sardinia’s “Threads of God” pasta? Egypt’s 2000-year-old egg ovens? But far more than a menu of curious minds delicacies and unexpected dishes, Gastro Obscura reveals food’s central place in our lives as well as our bellies, touching on history–trace the network of ancient Roman fish sauce factories. Culture–picture four million women gathering to make rice pudding. Travel–scale China’s sacred Mount Hua to reach a tea house. Festivals–feed wild macaques pyramid of fruit at Thailand’s Monkey Buffet Festival. And hidden gems that might be right around the corner, like the vending machine in Texas dispensing full sized pecan pies. Dig in and feed your sense of wonder.\u003cbr\u003e “Like a great tapas meal, Gastro Obscura is deep yet snackable, and full of surprises. This is the book for anyone interested in eating, adventure and the human condition.” –Tom Colicchio, chef and activist\u003cbr\u003e “This exquisite guide kept me at the breakfast table until dinner time.” –Kyle Maclachlan, actor and vintner\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"You cannot help but be drawn to \u003ci\u003eGastro Obscura\u003c\/i\u003e.” \u003cb\u003e—​\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“For the traveler or foodie, this coffee table book can transport them around the world with wonderful stories and photos that will leave their stomachs grumbling—all without ever leaving the couch.”  \u003cb\u003e—​\u003ci\u003eFood 52\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"[A]n enticing read for anyone who is curious about the world. Like a five-star hotel’s platter-stacked buffet artfully arranged to please the eye and palate, \u003ci\u003eGastro Obscura\u003c\/i\u003e stimulates aplenty, with hundreds of rich morsels to peruse and savor.\" \u003cb\u003e—​\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eForbes.com\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"An incredible celebration of diversity in food\" \u003cb\u003e—​\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWine Enthusiast \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"[An] encyclopedic odyssey... This compendium is a must-have.\" \u003cb\u003e—​\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"[\u003ci\u003eGastro Obscura\u003c\/i\u003e is a] hard-to-put-down book... Pick a region, pick a page—you can’t go wrong. Armchair travelers and foodies will be left hungry, nostalgic, more knowledgeable about dishes from all over, and, most importantly, ready to try something different, whether it’s found around the corner or across the world.\"\u003cb\u003e—​\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eLibr\u003c\/b\u003eary Journal \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Irresistible.\" \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eBooklist \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A tome to be savored\" - \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eForeward Reviews\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"This captivating book celebrates the incredible global diversity of food, ingredients, and cooking practices. What could be more important in this moment in time than to be so delightfully engaged in the many ways food cultivates—through sometimes eccentric means!—a profound sense of togetherness.” —\u003cb\u003eAlice Waters\u003c\/b\u003e, chef and author of \u003ci\u003eWe Are What We Eat: A Slow Food Manifesto\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “An ambitious, exciting, and zany anthology of heritage foodways, Gastro Obscura tells the stories no one else is telling. In creating a magnum opus that manages to be simultaneously daring as well as fundamentally delicious, this is a culinary high-wire act of culinary anthropology that delivers on its promise and then some. A must-read for anyone who eats.” —\u003cb\u003eDan Barber\u003c\/b\u003e, chef and author of\u003ci\u003e The Third Plate \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “This book is an incredible celebration of diversity – the many fascinating ways that humanity has figured out how to feed itself. To me, it is really about preservation, the power and importance of remembering old customs and local traditions in order to help us better understand our world today … and into the future.” —\u003cb\u003eJosé Andrés\u003c\/b\u003e, chef, restaurateur, and founder of World Central Kitchen \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Like a great tapas meal, \u003ci\u003eGastro Obscura\u003c\/i\u003e is deep yet snackable, and full of surprises. In these pages, you'll find riveting stories of human culture ancient and present, history, climate, mythology, commerce and geography -- all through the lens of that thing you thought you already knew: food.  This is \u003ci\u003ethe\u003c\/i\u003e book for anyone interested in eating, adventure and the human condition.” —\u003cb\u003eT\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eom Colicchio\u003c\/b\u003e, chef and activist\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Thumbing through this exquisite guide kept me at the breakfast table until dinner time.” —\u003cb\u003eKyle Maclachlan\u003c\/b\u003e, actor and vintner\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781523502196\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Workman Publishing Company","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40848554066126,"sku":"9781523502196","price":42.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/O_9e601ed9-5bf2-4ba2-a7c2-c1a82297576e.jpg?v=1643791553","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781523502196","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}