{"product_id":"it-seemed-like-a-good-idea-at-the-time-my-adventures-in-life-and-food-9780767912716","title":"It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time: My Adventures in Life and Food","description":"The daughter of a British Foreign Service officer, Moira Hodgson spent her childhood in many a strange and exotic land. She discovered American food in Saigon, ate wild boar in Berlin, and learned how to prepare potatoes from her eccentric Irish grandmother. Today, Hodgson has a well-deserved reputation as a discerning critic whose columns in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Observer\u003c\/i\u003e were devoured by dedicated food lovers for two decades. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA delightful memoir of meals from around the world--complete with recipes--\u003ci\u003eIt Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time\u003c\/i\u003e reflects Hodgson's talent for connecting her love of food and travel with the people and places in her life. Whether she's dining on Moroccan \u003ci\u003emechoui\u003c\/i\u003e, a whole lamb baked for a day over coals, or struggling to entertain in a tiny Greenwich Village apartment, her reminiscences are always a treat.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-156360\"\u003eMoira Hodgson\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Anchor Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/09\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.74lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.94h x 5.56w x 0.76d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780767912716\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0767912713\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO026000\"\u003ePersonal Memoirs\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO022000\"\u003eWomen\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO029000\"\u003eCulinary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMoira Hodgson was the restaurant critic for the \u003ci\u003eNew York Observer\u003c\/i\u003e for two decades. She has worked on the staff of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times and Vanity Fair, \u003c\/i\u003e and is the author of several cookbooks. She lives in New York City and Connecticut.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Anchor Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43832789958795,"sku":"9780767912716","price":20.27,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0626\/5100\/7115\/files\/img_f95d5dd3-5b6d-4cd3-b39e-c3f5a8d2879c.jpg?v=1755622911","url":"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/it-seemed-like-a-good-idea-at-the-time-my-adventures-in-life-and-food-9780767912716","provider":"CA Corrections Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}