Ramblings, Scribblings and Other Printed Diversions

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Click on covers for more information about the books below.

Forthcoming Books

 

 

 

Human Cuisine

(to be published by Booksurge)

Just Like Mom Used to Make:
A Selection of Cruel & Unusual Foods Inflicted on Young & Innocent Palates

(to be published by Ten Speed Press)

Other People's Books

(that contain articles by Gary Allen)

The Oxford Companion to American Food and Drink
(contributor and associate editor)

The Anxious Groom: How to Avoid Everything That Could Go Wrong on Your Her Big Day
(contributor)

 

Fear & Loathing of Boca Raton: A Hippies' Guide to the Second Sixties
(contributor)


Encyclopedia of Food and Culture
(contributor)

The Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America
(contributor and associate editor)

Prima Materia 4: Speeding Through the Night
(contributor)



Where to Weekend Around New York City
(contributor)

Fodor's New York State
(contributor)

 

Recent Books

(well, recent in geological terms; which is to say they're actually in print)

The Business of Food: Encyclopedia of the Food and Drink Industry
(contributor and co-editor)

 

The Herbalist in the Kitchen
(author)

 

Remarkable Service: A Guide to Keeping Customers for Restaurant Owners, Managers, and Servers
(contributor and lead editor)

 

Resource Guide for Food Writers
(author)

 

One Day in the Tropical Rain Forest
(illustrator)

 

One Day in the Woods
(illustrator)

 

Older Books

(out of print)

My First Words from A to Z
(illustrator)

 

Dome Builders Handbook
(contributor)

 

 

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