Book Club: "The Man Who Ate Everything" When it comes to commentary in the food world, Jeffrey Steingarten serves the main course
By Andrew Z. Galarneau
News Staff Reporter
“I hope you don’t mind that I’m finishing lunch on the phone,” Jeffrey Steingarten says through a mouthful of snack. “My new assistant, perhaps sensing that I was not altogether happy with something she didn’t look up very well, made me my recipe for chocolate chip cookies.”
Steingarten — who recently returned to his Lower Manhattan home after two long trips chock-full of the no-holds-barred professional eating he does as Vogue’s food writer — takes another bite.
“I have a plate right in front of me, and they’re delicious.”
He should know. Researching the question of the perfect chocolate chip cookie is just the sort of subject that Steingarten has torn into with gusto, following questions where they may lead, until deadline ends the hunt.
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