Glutton : the multi-course life of a very greedy boy /
by Gamble, Ed.
Material type: BookPublisher: London : Bantam, 2023Description: 277 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 25 cm.ISBN: 9781787636316 (hbk.) :; 1787636313 (hbk.) :.Classification number: 920 GAMSubject(s): Gamble, Ed | Comedians -- Great Britain -- Biography | Food | Biography | Biography | Biography & non-fiction prose | Memoirs | Cultural studies: food & society | HumourSummary: From a young age, Ed Gamble's immaculate bibs and extremely dirty nappies hinted at his capacious appetite. Before he could walk, Ed already knew that he preferred poached salmon to puree, that celery was a calorie-sapping waste of time, and that mashed potatoes should be made with lashings of butter. Whilst he might ordinarily have been upset by the calls of 'precocious little sh*t' coming from his family, he was too busy stuffing his gob and staging rebellions against the patronising list of misery that is a children's menu. In 'Glutton', Ed shares a relatable buffet of experiences and stories from a life lived through food.Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Book - Adult Hardback | Maghull Library | Adult Non-Fiction | 920 GAM (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Checked out | 21/10/2024 | 003118081X |
Illustrations on lining papers.
From a young age, Ed Gamble's immaculate bibs and extremely dirty nappies hinted at his capacious appetite. Before he could walk, Ed already knew that he preferred poached salmon to puree, that celery was a calorie-sapping waste of time, and that mashed potatoes should be made with lashings of butter. Whilst he might ordinarily have been upset by the calls of 'precocious little sh*t' coming from his family, he was too busy stuffing his gob and staging rebellions against the patronising list of misery that is a children's menu. In 'Glutton', Ed shares a relatable buffet of experiences and stories from a life lived through food.
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