Off the Eaten Path: Inspired Recipes for Adventurous Cooks

Have you ever made watermelon margaritas, baked fish in a brown paper lunch bag, or created a meal inspired by the film Attack of the Killer Tomatoes? If not, let Bob Blumer, The Surreal Gourmet, jump-start your culinary repertoire.

Bob Blumer is today’s most imaginative food personality. Whether he is poaching salmon in the dishwasher on the Food Network or designing a “surreal meal” for the Salvador Dali Museum, his wholly unique approach to cooking transforms everyday ingredients into a dining adventure.

With his contagious enthusiasm, Blumer ignites the culinary creativity hidden in everyone, then demystifies the process and demonstrates how cooking can become the springboard to a higher quality of life–whether you are making an intimate dinner for two, entertaining friends, or ironing a midnight snack. Off the Eaten Path’s brightly flavored recipes, casual tone, and confidence-inspiring instructions are guaranteed to transform any cook into a culinary hero. Inside learn how to create

EXTREME Recipes and detailed instructions for cooking in your dishwasher, on your car engine, with your iron, and in a brown paper lunch bag
SURREAL Cocktails, appetizers, and meals concocted from one set of ingredients–but presented in unexpected and visually arresting ways
“NOT LUCK” DINNER Just like a pot luck dinner–but tastier! Seven friends bring a designated ingredient (and a bottle of wine), and you assemble the meal
CINEMATIC Cocktails, spiced popcorn, and main courses inspired by the author’s five favorite food-related movies–to be enjoyed while watching the video
WINNER Five deceptively simple menus–all killer, no filler

Plus–music to cook and dine by – shopping tips – foolproof wine recommendations – whimsical illustrations by the author – and more fun than a food fight