Author Josh Friedland (credit: Lisa Rayman Goldfarb)
James Beard Award winning food writer and Maplewood resident Josh Friedland will be signing copies of his new book Eatymology: The Dictionary of Modern Gastronomy, on Wednesday, Nov. 4 at 7:30 p.m. at Words Bookstore (179 Maplewood Ave, Maplewood, NJ).
Author of Comfort Me with Offal: Ruth Bourdain’s Guide to Gastronomy, Friedland was the mystery man behind the hilarious and satirical Twitter account @ruthbourdain, a mashup of food luminaries Anthony Bourdain and Ruth Reichl.
After keeping his identity secret for three years — during which time he won a Beard award for creating the character — Friedland revealed himself to The New York Times in 2013.
Previously, he was founder and editor of The Food Section, an acclaimed food blog about the world of food, from home cooking to restaurants, culinary travel, photography, history, books, or food politics. He also is a freelance journalist, whose work appears in such publications as the New York Times, Washington Post, Olive magazine (BBC), and Time Out New York.
Here’s more about Eatymology:
Do you like your garlic Goodfellas thin? Have you ever been part of a carrotmob? Why are bartenders fat washing their spirits (and what does that even mean)?
Eatymology: The Dictionary of Modern Gastronomy demystifies the most fascinating new food words to emerge from today’s professional kitchens, food science laboratories, pop culture, the Internet, and more.
With 100 definitions, illustrations, and fun food facts from bistronomy to wine raves, Eatymology shows you why it’s absolutely imperative to adopt a coffee name and what it means to be gastrosexual. Eatymology is the perfect gift for everyone from foodiots to brocavores.
More at www.eatymology.org
Learn more about Friedland and the book in this New Jersey Monthly article.
