Tales from the Tummy Trilogy

In "The Tummy Trilogy," Calvin Trillin, a longtime staff writer for The New Yorker, shares his humorous culinary escapades, showcasing his quest for authentic hickory-wood barbecue and his aversion to pretentious dining. This collection features seventeen entertaining selections, including his attempts to define the history of the Buffalo chicken wing and to entice his daughter back from California with the promise of a perfect bagel. Celebrated as "the Walt Whitman of American eats," Trillin proves once more that he is one of America's most entertaining food writers.