“Chris Fair’s treatise on America’s enemies—real and imagined—is just
the remedy and recipe for a host of foreign policy failures.” ­
—Ann Louise Bardach, author of Cuba Confidential and Without Fidel

“Fair combines the culinary mastery of Iron Chef with the biting and acerbic
wit of Jon Stewart’s Daily Show in a snarky romp through some of the world’s
most picturesque and problematic hot spots.”
—Timothy Hoyt, professor of strategy and policy, U.S. Naval War College

Everything you eat is packed with social, political, religious, and even militarized meanings—fascinating concepts that make for lively dinner conversation! Cuisines of the Axis of Evil and Other Irritating States dishes out a saucy culinary feast of facts on ten controversial countries, their policies—and, of course, the food that unifies us all. With start-to-finish meals, and enter taining trivia to accompany dessert, it’ll be difficult getting your guests to leave!