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Sound Bites

Eating on Tour with Franz Ferdinand

By Alex Kapranos

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| Paperback | 9780143038085

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The lead singer of the acclaimed, platinum-selling group Franz Ferdinand takes readers on a rock-and-roll culinary adventure around the world

The extremely successful neo-New Wave band Franz Ferdinand has millions of fans around the globe, and the group's frequent tours bring its members Continue

The lead singer of the acclaimed, platinum-selling group Franz Ferdinand takes readers on a rock-and-roll culinary adventure around the world

The extremely successful neo-New Wave band Franz Ferdinand has millions of fans around the globe, and the group's frequent tours bring its members not only to a wide variety of places but also face to face with a wide range of food. Here, lead singer Alex Kapranos collects his humorous and insightful reflections—compiled partly from his column in the Guardian (London)—on his many international gastronomic encounters, both savory and not so savory. From the charms of a donut shop in a Polish-speaking part of Brooklyn to a decidedly less charming pair of bull's testicles in Buenos Aires to the seductive, almost-vegetarian allure of a heavenly Singaporean buffet, Kapranos always gets the mouthwatering details just right while delivering an entertaining look at rock-and-roll life on the road.

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    Alex Kapranos is the lead singer and guitarist for the disturbingly popular pop group Franz Ferdinand. Other than the fact that he's a former line cook, there's no real reason to believe that a book of essays about meals he's eaten while on tour is g ... (read full critics)

    flakmag published on Tue, 31 Aug 2010

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  • English Books
  • Paperback 144 Pages
  • ISBN-10: 0143038087
  • ISBN-13: 9780143038085
  • Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
  • Pub date: Dec 01, 2006
  • Dimensions: 1226 mm x 839 mm x 65 mm Just how big is that?
  • Also available as: eBook
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