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A collection of hilarious essays about how food became one mans obsession and coping mechanism and how it came to ruleand sometimes ruinhis relationships from the Cobra Kai actor standup comic andhost of Food Networks Raid the Fridge

When most people say they have an unhealthy relationship with food they mean they eat too much of it or too little When I say I have an unhealthy relationship with food I mean its what gives my life meaning Thats a really dumb way to live your life as the stories in this book will attest to

Despite an impressive rsumas an actor and writer Dan Ahdoot realized that food has been the through line in the most important moments of his life Growing up as a middle child Ahdoot struggled to find his place in the family until he and his father discovered their shared love for la gourmandise But when the tragic death of his brother pushed his parents to strengthen their Jewish faith and adopt a strictly kosher diet Ahdoot and his father lost that savored connection

To fill the absence left by his brother and father Ahdoot began to obsess over food and make it central in all his relationshipsThis he admits is probably crazy but it makes for good storiesFrom breaking up with girlfriends over dietary restrictions to hunting just off the Long Island Expressway to savoring his grandmothers magical food that was his only tactile connection to his familys home country of Iran to jetting off to Italy to dine at the one of the worlds best restaurants only to send the risotto back Ahdoots droll observations on his unconventional adventures bring an absurdly funny yet heartfelt look at what happens when you let your stomach be your guide