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Bacon: A Love Story: A Salty Survey Of Everybody's Favorite Meat (2009)

by Heather Lauer(Favorite Author)

3 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0061704288 (ISBN13: 9780061704284)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

William Morrow

review 1: I've always wondered if it were possible to have too much bacon. Then I read this book. Without a doubt, the answer is yes.I'm not sure why I didn't enjoy this book. The prose was okay. Interesting facts were sprinkled throughout like salt across a strip of bacon. There were intriguing stories—like the one about the Boise street vendor—and tons of tidbits from chefs and producers alike.Maybe I didn't like it as much due the the author referring to bacon as The Best Meat Ever throughout the book—thankfully, The. Best. Meat. Ever. was left out. While cute in the introduction, having The Best Meat Ever used time and time again instead of bacon was like, well, being hit on the head with a piece of bacon. Eventually, it just gets old. As do her one liners, but I'l... morel leave those gems for you to discover.Then there was the repetition. Did you know that Davld Lebovitz is an American cook, author, and blogger who now resides in Paris? If not, do not worry, dear reader, for you will be reminded each time he is mentioned—at least four times I recall without sifting through the book once more. There are facts mentioned in one chapter and then presented again, chapters later, in 'Did You Know' tables. Why yes, yes I did know. Because you just told me a few pages ago! The organization of information also seemed a bit off. Each chapter jumped all over the place. Don't get me wrong though, the author's enthusiasm for the topic shines through. And there is a lot of stuff to chew on, some good recipes to try out, etc. Ultimately, the fault may be found with me. I expected to find a tome about bacon, tracing it back through the ages, how it evolved, and the modern bacon obsession we now have with it. Instead, most history that didn't start last century is glossed over, replaced instead with page after page of filler about this producer or that chef. The whole thing read like a giant blog post, or perhaps a Food Network special. In the end, like the various ways to cook and consume it, this might be just how you like it.
review 2: My girlfriend gave this to me as an early Christmas present weeks ago due to my lifelong love affair with a certain salted cured meat. Bacon: A Love Story details the many facets of baconology: the origins of bacon, how pigs have been selectively bred to produce more meat and less fat, important figures in bacon history, and ways to eat the Best Meat Ever. My heart pounded in my chest as I read about bacon wrapped tater tots and other delights, though I don't know if that was bacon lust or my heart warning me of something.To wrap it up quickly, Bacon: A Love Story is a must have in any bacon lover's house. less

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