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| Author: James Lileks
Publisher: Crown
Category: Book
List Price: $22.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  124 reviews
Sales Rank: 39425
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 192
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.6
Dimensions (in): 8.6 x 7.7 x 0.7
ISBN: 0609607820
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.50207
EAN: 9780609607824
ASIN: 0609607820
Publication Date: September 11, 2001
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| Customer Reviews:
 No Regrets February 26, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
At first this seems like simple recycling; take some old recipe books from the age of streamlining and World's Fairs, and assemble them into a condescending look back at how primitive our parents were. But Lileks does much more--his running commentary made me laugh so hard my eyes watered. You can read two pages or twenty, and not regret a moment of your time. If you were ever confronted by Campbell's Mushroom Soup poured over something, you will enjoy this book immensely. And there's no calories or guilt!
Absolute jewel! January 18, 2008
This is one of the funniest books I have ever read, and it gets funnier upon being revisited. It is a treasured piece that conjures up feelings of nostalgia similar to those one might get from watching "A Christmas Story".
Meat was ready to meet me... and the horror began! January 6, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
James Lileks decided not to let those old 50's cookbooks go to waste. Instead he reveals some of the most hideous photos of food ever unleashed on man kind. Then he writes commentary: pointing out the evils, reveling in the drawings and doing his best to explain why this was thought to be appetizing. The result is hilarious.
"The Gallery of Regrettable Food" is filled with pictures that will make you gasp, and writing that will have you falling out of your chair laughing. It's like Mystery Science Theater with cookbooks and it works surprisingly well.
One of the best sections covers images of meat and its almost enough to turn a carnivore into a vegan. For a double dose, don't miss his follow-up "Gastroanomlies".
 very funny read! December 28, 2007
This is a clever read- It is fun to see how things have changed in what we have eaten over the years.
A Trip Down Memory Lane? December 2, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
One of the funniest books I know. An excellent gift. It brings back memories of Community Picnics, dinner at Aunt Grace's house. Vast images of Jello with things in it. Don't miss it.
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