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EAT THIS! 1,001 Things to Eat Before You Diet by Ian Jackman Harper Paperbacks/HarperCollins Publishers July 2007 $14.95/Trade Paperback Original ISBN: 0-06-088590-4

Contact: Dalyn A. Miller
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With summer upon us, millions of Americans are packing their bags and hitting the road. And what better way to map our paths than by the places we eat? Author Ian Jackman agrees and has done just that, feasting across America and discovering the greatest eats out there. He's chronicled his coast to coast expedition in EAT THIS!: 1,001 Things to Eat Before You Diet, spotlighting the ingredients, places and dishes worth checking out along the way.

Part travelogue, part cookbook, Jackman samples both haute cuisine and simple pleasures with equal enthusiasm urging readers to do the same. EAT THIS! visits the smallest towns and the biggest cities nationwide and delivers a thoroughly researched survey full of suggestions for every palate, focusing on local produce and protein as well as neighborhood restaurants in each area. EAT THIS! even provides a state-by-state listing of farmers' markets, festivals and fairs.

Just a few of the gastronomic delights readers will find inside include:

• Things to try like cherimoya, the durian, ostrich, kidneys, Irish Stew, sea cucumber, chow chow, grits and San Francisco sourdough
• Some experiences worth a special trip: GooGoo Clusters in Nashville, Mike Mills' Ribs, a breakfast burrito at Café Pasqual's in Santa Fe, Banana Cream Pie from the Apple Pan in Los Angeles and whatever Dexter Weaver is cooking today at Weaver D's in Athens, Georgia
• Can't-miss haunts of "slow food" advocate Paula Wolfert, sausage kingpin Bruce Aidells, restaurateur Danny Meyer, cheese guru Steven Jenkins and many other famed foodies

With sections devoted to eating in and eating out, EAT THIS! taste tests everything from pizza and burgers to scrapple, snoot, burgoo and lamb fries. Plus each chapter comes packed with extras, including recipes, input from noted foodies, expert tips, historical facts, nutritional data, websites for online ordering, and quick recaps.

A comprehensive, endlessly pleasurable to-do list with something for every appetite, EAT THIS! will become an essential dining and travel companion.

Ian Jackman has written and co-written numerous books including the New York Times bestseller, Stickin', with James Carville. A native of London, Jackman now lives in New York with his wife and children.