{"product_id":"gastronaut-adventures-in-food-for-the-romantic-the-foolhardy-and-the-brave-9780156030977","title":"Gastronaut: Adventures in Food for the Romantic, the Foolhardy, and the Brave","description":"An irreverent journey through the culinary world of the exotic, the bizarre, and the truly extraordinary, \u003ci\u003eGastronaut\u003c\/i\u003e is equal parts cookbook and quest book. For your bedside or your stoveside, this hilarious and captivating journey through some of the strangest food experiences, past and present, is divided into three levels of escalating difficulty. Whether you're ready to gild your breakfast sausages with gold, re-create the Last Supper, or cook a whole pig in an underground fire pit, this book takes it all on with gusto and little regard for what one might call decency. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eGastronaut\u003c\/i\u003e answers questions like: \u003cbr\u003e - what foods make us fart? \u003cbr\u003e - how do you make your own moonshine? \u003cbr\u003e - is it possible to teach grandmas to suck eggs? \u003cbr\u003e - how would you stage a bacchanalian orgy in the comfort of your own home? \u003cbr\u003e Here is the perfect book for people who are fascinated by the wilder side of food and who, every now and then, want to show off their penchant for the extreme. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTHE GASTRONAUT'S CREED\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Food will consume 16 percent of my life. That life is too precious to waste; therefore: \u003cbr\u003e - I resolve, whenever possible, to transform food from fuel into love, power, adventure, poetry, sex, or drama. \u003cbr\u003e - I will never turn down the opportunity to taste or cook something new. \u003cbr\u003e - I will never forget: canap s are evil. \u003cbr\u003e - I will remember that culinary disaster does not necessarily equal failure. \u003cbr\u003e - I will always keep a jar of pesto to hand in case of the latter.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mariner Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/03\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780156030977\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 257\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.98h x 5.34w x 0.66d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/20\/2006 pg. 152\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2006 pg. 117\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Stefan Gates","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36635013218460,"sku":"9780156030977","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_9789ac33-a6c9-4ebd-a35d-16b4c12f4362.jpg?v=1603838291","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/gastronaut-adventures-in-food-for-the-romantic-the-foolhardy-and-the-brave-9780156030977","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}