Description
"Now I can impress my food-snob friends with more than my ratatouille and learn some great food-related scrabble words as well." -Nina Lesowitz, author of The Party Girl Cookbook
Looking for a unique foodie gift? Eat Your Words is a true treat for anyone who loves language as much as food. And, it's a great Scrabble helper.
Eat Your Words is a gloriously gluttonous glossary of all things grub and gastronomy. Eat Your Words author Paul Convery is a "word doctor" with 20 years' experience as a proofreader, a copyeditor, and magazine production manager. A lifelong logophile, he is also the author of other fun reference books you didn't know you wanted (Drinktionary: The Definitive Dictionary for the Discerning Drinker and Inkhorn's Erotonomicon: An Advanced Sexual Vocabulary for Verbivores and Vulgarians.)
A delight for word nerds and a great foodie gift. With witty and fun definitions of everything from aeroponics to zoosaprophagy, this dictionary of foodie trivia has definitions for 6,000 unusual and unfamiliar terms. For Scrabble stars and anyone who excels at Words with Friends, Eat Your Words is a clever guide to little-known culinary terms that will give you that special edge.
In Eat Your Words: The Definitive Dictionary for Discerning Diners, you'll find terms about:
- A cornucopia of culinary treats from around the world
- The cultivation, selling, and serving of every food you can imagine
- The appetites of diners and their dinners across all species
Fans of The Flavor Equation, Tequila Mockingbird, or On Food and Cooking will enjoy this fascinating journey into the language of food and eating.
Paul Convery is a highly regarded writer, wit, editor, and logophile in the UK. Convery's previous books sold 20,000 copies. Foodies and lovers of food writing are an increasing readership. In addition to being a highly entertaining read, this is a delightful gift across the board, including for hosts and cooks.
About the Author
Paul Convery is a "word doctor" with 20 years' experience as a proofreader, copy-editor and magazine production manager. A lifelong logophile, he is the author of Drinktionary: The Definitive Dictionary for the Discerning Drinker (Book Guild, 2017), and has independently published Inkhorn's Erotonomicon: An Advanced Sexual Vocabulary for Verbivores and Vulgarians (Matador, 2012). His earlier academic grounding includes postgraduate language studies (University of Strathclyde) and doctoral research in modern European history (University of Glasgow).
Reviews
"This is an outstanding contribution to the field of food language and lore and an accessible reference book for professional and amateur foodies alike." -Susannah Seton, author of Simple Pleasures of the Kitchen
"Now I can impress my food-snob friends with more than my ratatouille and learn some great food-related scrabble words as well." -Nina Lesowitz, author of The Party Girl Cookbook
Book Information
ISBN 9781642501346
Author Paul Convery
Format Hardback
Page Count 364
Imprint Mango Media
Publisher Mango Media
