FEARNLEY-WHITTINSTALL, HUGH (1965)
Hugh fearlessly eats it all. Dispatches from the gastronomic front line.


Bloomsbury, London. 2006. First edition. First printing. Hardcover. Black hardback with silver title lettering to the spine. With price un-clipped dustjacket. 288 pages including index. 16¼ x 24 x 3 cm. 628 gr. ISBN-10 0-7475-8841-8. ISBN-13 978-0-7475-8841-2.


To some Hugh Fearlessly-Eatsitall's concept of 'good eating' might seem a bit skewed - he'd always bypass a McBurger in favour of a squirrel sandwich, or make a detour for fresh road kill - but to others he is a shining and shaggy beacon of good sense in a food world gone mad, the scourge of all those who would feed us less well than we deserve.


Armed with a broad mind, a quick wit and a ready appetite, Hugh covers almost every area of global food culture. Whether singing the praises of offal; debunking Colonel Sanders and Dr. Atkins; playing 'poisson roulette' with the deadly fugu fish in Tokyo; pondering the moral inconsistency of those who condemn fox hunting for its cruelty while happily tucking into factory-farmed chicken; fishing for marlin in Kenya, trout in Chile and barracuda in the Bahamas; analysing the tea-dunking qualities of some classic British biscuits; contemplating why if piglets are destined for the pot, why aren't puppies; or reminding us that a reindeer isn't just for Christmas, but tasty all year round, Hugh has an unerring ability to entertain and provoke.



Near fine copy in near fine dustjacket. As new.



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