This collection of recipes, stories and food trivia explores favorite dishes from celebrity chefs, sports heroes, local grill legends and more.

From seasoned chefs to barbecue-happy bachelors and loving husbands, men are taking up the tongs and giving the salad spinner a whirl in increasing numbers. Kitchen Goddess Margie Lapanja interviewed hundreds of men—from movie stars to neighborhood gourmands—for this one-of-a-kind cookbook filled with favorite recipes, fascinating food trivia, and fun stories from the kitchen.

Food Men Love features Tom Cruise's favorite Linguini dish, quarterback John Elway's Hamburger Soup, basketball legend Michael Jordan's 23 Peekytoe Crab Sandwich, and former Grateful Dead guitarist Bob Weir's Peanut Satay Sauce. Dishes are organized by course in chapters including “Warming Up His Appetite”; “Seeking Thrills with the G-r-r-rill”; and “How Sweet It Is: Treat Him to His Just Desserts.”

© 2001 Conari Press (Ebook): 9781609255220

Release date

Ebook: January 1, 2001