Eater's Digest: 400 Delectable Readings about Food and Drink

If you're a picker, a snacker, or even a cafeteria-style foodie reader, you'll enjoy rambling through this mixture of odd, old, tempting, and tasty selections. It's a tad uneven in its quality of pieces but, hey, it's like food.

Lots of fascinating tidbits about anything related to food! I keep this out in my kitchen and anyone that looks at it loves it

Eater's Digest: 400 Delectable Readings about Food and Drink, by Lorraine Bodger, is a fun and easy read for lovers of food trivia and history, but it is not for the expert. The passages are brief and filled with interesting information, but, as a foodie, I had already learned about half of the information included in this volume. For newcomers to the vast world of gastronomy it is of value, especially when shared with others.

I love this book. I say "love," in the present tense, because I've been sampling it every day, reading a few passages at a time to string out the enjoyment. While my husband is cooking, I read passages aloud to him so that we can enjoy it together. It's jam packed with fascinating information about every possible aspect food and eating: where marshmallows came from; which piece of silverware to use for the courses at a formal dinner; everything you wanted to know about Spam; the perils of marinating meat; what every pantry should stock on its shelves, etc., etc. Lorraine Bodger's voice is warm, funny and likable. Whether you're reading it aloud or to yourself, you have the sense that you're spending time with a very funny, very intelligent, and very talented friend. This is a gem.