Eat This Book: Knowledge to Feed Your Appetite and Inspire Your Next Meal [Hardcover]

Explore 99 of the world’s most beloved, delicious, and misunderstood foods in this charming culinary compendium from artist extraordinaire Stacy Michelson.

Eat This Book is part celebration, part education, packed with bite-size nuggets of knowledge about unique farmers’ market finds, kitchen pantry staples, and fascinating global ingredients. You’ll gain a new appreciation for seemingly familiar foods, and learn the backstory of some that have always seemed a bit more mysterious. Whether you’re a novice cook or completely food obsessed, there’s plenty here to feed your curiosity.Stacy Michelsonis an artist, illustrator, and a food journalist. After spending years working in restaurants and watching more food-related TV than she cares to admit, she turned her focus to researching and illustrating food stories for clients such asThe Los Angeles Times, The BBC, KCRW Radio, and Cherry Bombe. Her fans on Instagram (@StacyMichelson) love her cooking tips, humorous videos, and whimsical style of food art, which she features on merchandise from prints to enamel pins. Stacy lives in sunny Los Angeles, always has room for dessert, never has space in her fridge, and is allergic to cats.
This book is amazing! I've been working with these ingredients for over 40 years and yet I've learned so, so much from Stacy's educational and unique depictions. She's an incredible artist, a great cook, and I just adore her!
Susan Feniger, James Beard award-winning chef, restaurateur, author and TV personality This exuberantly joyful illustrated encyclopedia of ingredients is irresistible and will entertain cooks from 3-103! It's a fresh and fun way to tackle the serious subjects of food history, science, and nutrition. Evan Kleiman, James Beard award-winning host of Good Food on KCRW Stacy's food drawings say 'Hey, Let's have some fun andlearn something!' She's thorough and thoughtful without lcó