$30.49
Author: Schott Ben
Brand: Bloomsbury USA
Number Of Pages: 160
Details: From Publishers Weekly
By now, readers may have finally gotten around to reading every last drop of trivia in last year’s oddball bestseller (here and in the U.K.), Schott’s Original Miscellany. Just in time, the London “miscellanist” returns, bestowing upon hungry readers every random thing they’ve ever wondered about the culinary arts and then some. It’s just as addictive and enlightening as the first book, as Schott uses his signature objectivity to relay such obscure facts as “The Romans developed a taste for the edible dormouse (Myoxus glis), which they fattened in special cages (gliraria) before stuffing and roasting.” Servants’ wages, rates of digestion, blessings for wine and bread, dining times for monks, cognac nomenclature, Laotian cooking measures, ways to ask for the bill in 22 languages, microbial count in raw meat, Latin names for herbs—Schott addresses all these subjects and more, hopping between completely useless (though always fascinating) information and eminently practical tidbits. The “Some slang for drunkenness” entry (which lists, among other terms, “got a crumb in his beard,” “wankered” and “sniffed the barmaid’s apron”) makes the book a wise choice for placement on the coffee table, while the “Measuring spaghetti” diagram suggests it is an indispensable kitchen reference.
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Product Description
From the author of the international bestseller Schott’s Original Miscellany, the new collection of vital irrelevance and uncommon knowledge from the worlds of food and drink.
The eponymous foods, famous last meals, and perfect martini proportions revealed in the bestselling Schott’s Original Miscellany were only the tip of the iceberg: Schott’s Food and Drink Miscellany is a snapper-up of unconsidered trifles from the culinary world. From food history to cooking terms, cocktail recipes to dining etiquette, grace before meals to after-dinner toasts-this olla podrida offers everything for the wine drinker, gastronome, and glutton. And Ben Schott’s brilliant juxtaposition of delectable tidbits makes this new miscellany so hard to put down, it may even make you late for dinner.
Ben Schott is a photographer, designer, and Miscellanist. He lives in Highgate, London.
Also available: Schott’s Original Miscellany hc 1-58234-349-7 $14.95
Praise for Schott’s Original Miscellany: “It’s the ultimate book for browsing…as hilarious as it is addictive.”-Newsweek “Ben Schott’s utterly indispensable Schott’s Original Miscellany is…scarily habit-forming, so caveat emptor!”-Vanity Fair “It is so pleasant just to have this book near.”-Los Angeles Times “If nothing else, bathroom reading just got a lot smarter.”-Daily Candy “Somehow Mr. Schott turns a collection of trivia into a window on the world that is hilarious, puzzling, and inspiring.”- Wall Street Journal “An irresistible, irreplaceable, inexhaustible delight.”-Baltimore Sun “Schott’s Original Miscellany is a charmingly addictive curiosity cabinet…the first really great bathroom book of the 21st century.”-Entertainment Weekly
About the Author
Ben Schott is a photographer, designer, and miscellanist. He lives in Highgate, London.
Release Date: 21-08-2004
Package Dimensions: 20x183x227
