WHAT THE GREAT ATE : a curious history of food & fame by Matthew Jacob & Mark Jacob

did you know?

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  • Elvis Presley flew more than 800 miles to eat a sandwich?
  • Angelina Jolie enjoyed eating Cambodian cockroaches?
  • Baseball star Wade Boggs credited his on-field success to eating chicken before nearly every game.

“In What the Great Ate, Matthew and Mark Jacob have cooked up a bountiful sampling of the peculiar culinary likes, dislikes, habits, and attitudes of famous — and often notorious — figures throughout history. ” [back cover]