Tom Parker Bowles is a fantastic writer that brings a substantial amount of humor to each of his interesting chapters. Each section details a region of the world and what "culinary extremes" he goes there in search of. Some chapters, like the one about the Fiery Food Festival in New Mexico, will have you rolling on the floor laughing, but others, like the Sicily tale, are drawn out and contain too many characters. The book definitely possesses enough amusement to make it worth th... (show more)

Tom Parker Bowles is a fantastic writer that brings a substantial amount of humor to each of his interesting chapters. Each section details a region of the world and what "culinary extremes" he goes there in search of. Some chapters, like the one about the Fiery Food Festival in New Mexico, will have you rolling on the floor laughing, but others, like the Sicily tale, are drawn out and contain too many characters. The book definitely possesses enough amusement to make it worth the read, but be prepared for some rambling that will make you drowsy at other points. (show less)