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The man who ate everything

by Jeffrey Steingarten

The author, Vogue's food writer, presents his views on foods from around the globe, "low-fat products and dreary diet cookbooks," the French paradox, Olestra, piecrusts, vegetarianism, food topics on the Internet, and finally his fourteen page recipe for "Handmade American Pie."

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  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?