The Mad Feast: An Ecstatic Tour through America's Food

The Mad Feast: An Ecstatic Tour through Ameri...

The Mad Feast: An Ecstatic Tour through America's Food was written by and Matthew Gavin Frank. The 448 page book was published by W. W. Norton & Company in 2015 with an ISBN 10 of 1631490745. Most books are now available in ebook, pdf and audible formats. If you need more information about this publication, it can be purchased at Amazon.com or Google Books. If the book is older and/or out of print book try to locate a copy on eBay.com. The Mad Feast: An Ecstatic Tour through America's Food mentions 2 serial killers including Connecticut River Valley Killer. The author Matthew Gavin Frank has 1 book(s) listed on Killer.Cloud used for the purpose of documenting facts about Serial Killers listed in our database.

Book Summary

A richly illustrated culinary tour of the United States through fifty signature dishes, and a radical exploration of our gastronomic heritage. Following his critically acclaimed Preparing the Ghost, renowned essayist Matthew Gavin Frank takes on America’s food. In a surprising style reminiscent of Maggie Nelson or Mark Doty, Frank examines a quintessential dish in each state, interweaving the culinary with personal and cultural associations of each region. From key lime pie (Florida) to elk stew (Montana), The Mad Feast commemorates the unexpected origins of the familiar. Brazenly dissecting the myriad intersections between history and food, Frank, in this gorgeously designed volume, considers politics, sexuality, violence, grief, and pleas...