A
Pioneering Culinary Reference Work Consisting Entirely of Lies
The market for food
books appears, at last, to have begun devouring itself.
Nearly every topic worth writing about has been written about, and the well
of reliable, interesting information on food, once thought inexhaustible,
is beginning to run dry.
In circumstances such as these, author Barry Foy believes that an honorable writer
has nowhere to go but sideways, into the realm of lies, misleading claims,
and baseless speculation. With its hundreds of entries on subjects ranging from
ingredients to utensils to techniques, plus its you-are-there historical coverage of
everything from the little-known Icelandic roots of cheese to the strange case of
Emil the Talking Black-Eyed Pea, The Devil's Food Dictionary promises much-needed
relief to the foodish reader who finds him/herself sagging under the burden of
informativeness and credibility.
DevilsFoodDictionary.com features sample material from the DFD,
and here's the good news: By September 2008, The Devil's Food Dictionary
(1,100 entries, 250 footnotes, 26 illustrations, full bibliography) will be
available in print, published by Seattle's Frogchart Press. For information
about that, click here to visit Frogchart's website.
Nearly every topic worth writing about has been written about, and the well
of reliable, interesting information on food, once thought inexhaustible,
is beginning to run dry.
In circumstances such as these, author Barry Foy believes that an honorable writer
has nowhere to go but sideways, into the realm of lies, misleading claims,
and baseless speculation. With its hundreds of entries on subjects ranging from
ingredients to utensils to techniques, plus its you-are-there historical coverage of
everything from the little-known Icelandic roots of cheese to the strange case of
Emil the Talking Black-Eyed Pea, The Devil's Food Dictionary promises much-needed
relief to the foodish reader who finds him/herself sagging under the burden of
informativeness and credibility.
DevilsFoodDictionary.com features sample material from the DFD,
and here's the good news: By September 2008, The Devil's Food Dictionary
(1,100 entries, 250 footnotes, 26 illustrations, full bibliography) will be
available in print, published by Seattle's Frogchart Press. For information
about that, click here to visit Frogchart's website.
