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"Mr. Behr's territory is his own taste, his own mind.  The essays express the erudite thoughts of a sensualist... Mr. Behr is so intelligent, so passionate."
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Richard Flaste,
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The New York Times Book Review

"Behr's prose is literate and low-key, his research prodigious,
his opinions strong but not aggressive." 
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Publishers Weekly

"This is food writing with nothing showy about it — just thoughtful, graceful, self-effacing workmanship."
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Anne Mendelson,
Los Angeles Times


Available June 21, 2004
My book, The Artful Eater, after it was published in 1992 by Atlantic Monthly Press, despite strong reviews, went out of print and copies became scarce. The 18 chapters address the raw materials of good food — from salt and pepper to salmon, ham, mustard, beef, apples, vanilla, cream, coffee. The work is based on writing that appeared in early issues of the quarterly. I haven't tried to bring the text and all its stories into the present, an effort that would have produced an entirely different book. Instead, for this new printing, I have lightly revised: simplifying, focussing more on taste, and correcting a few errors. The original cramped type has been entirely reset and the book has been given a new, more readable design. In addition, the list of mail-order suppliers has been updated and expanded to 49 entries in 22 categories.

Signed copies of the hardcover edition of The Artful Eater are $29 each postpaid in the US by media mail
and $34 by priority mail. Sent to Canada by parcel post, the cost is US $36,
and sent by airmail to Europe is US $39; elsewhere, please inquire.
Books sent to Vermont addresses should include 6 percent sales tax ($1.74 per book).
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A paperback edition is distributed by Chelsea Green Publishing: available in bookstores and sold directly by Chelsea Green .

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