Top 10 Food Travel Books of 2010 | Tripbase
Is there such a thing as a literary foodie? If there is this book from the list is perhaps the perfect gift:
Twain’s Feast by Andrew Beahrs
Mark Twain is one of the best loved American writers of all time, but who knew he was also a 19th century foodie? Andrew Beahrs combines in-depth historical research into Twain’s eating habits with his own field studies of regional American cuisine. The sheer range of Twain’s culinary adventures is a surprising delight to the contemporary reader. Some of the foods he describes are still American favorites today, but others – like possum, croaker and Philadelphia terrapin – are a revelation.
