{"product_id":"2940170296224","title":"The Book of Eating: Adventures in Professional Gluttony","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA wildly hilarious and irreverent memoir of a globe-trotting life lived meal-to-meal by one of our most influential and respected food critics.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the son of a diplomat growing up in places like Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Japan, Adam Platt didn't have the chance to become a picky eater. Living, traveling, and eating in some of the most far-flung locations around the world, he developed an eclectic palate and a nuanced understanding of cultures and cuisines that led to some revelations which would prove important in his future career as a food critic. In Tokyo, for instanceamp;mdash;\"a kind of paradise for nose-to-tail cooking\"amp;mdash;he learned that \"if you're interested in telling a story, a hair-raisingly bad meal is much better than a good one.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom dim sum in Hong Kong to giant platters of Peking duck in Beijing, fresh-baked croissants in Paris and pierogi on the snowy streets of Moscow, Platt takes us around the world, re-tracing the steps of a unique, and lifelong, culinary education. Providing a glimpse into a life that has intertwined food and travel in exciting and unexpected ways, \u003cem\u003eThe Book of Eating\u003c\/em\u003e is a delightful and sumptuous trip that is also the culinary coming-of-age of a voracious eater and his eventual ascension to become, as he puts it, \"a professional glutton.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47150624866544,"sku":"2940170296224","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170296224_p0.jpg?v=1763796625","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170296224","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}