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You'll yearn, as I do, to catch the next plane to Tokyo, so you can get eating. -Naomi Duguid, writer and traveler; her most recent book is BURMA: Rivers of Flavor (Artisan 2012) This is the book I've been hoping Matthew would write: smart, opinionated, and wickedly funny, crammed with in-the-know tips and observations about visiting Tokyo. From the intricacies of garbage sorting to the chirpy jingle for the local supermarket, the pleasures of pan-fried soup dumplings to the pain of junsai, I laughed, cringed, and got so hungry that I had to eat three bowls of cereal to make it to the end. 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He's a national and intergalactic culinary and literary treasure. -- Steven Shaw, author of Turning the Tables How lucky for Iris that she landed in the Amster-Burton family and how really lucky for us that we can tag along on their adventures and learn how to make pretzels and pad Thai, too. -- Dorie Greenspan, author of Baking: From My Home to YoursThis charming, funny book is full of great ideas for family meals. In a world of culinary pandering to kids, where vegetables in disguise pass for cuisine, Amster-Burton gets the recipe right.--Neal Pollack, author ofAlternadad\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith its incisive wit and hilarious stories about Iris, Hungry Monkey made me want to have a child-- just so I could start feeding her. -- Shauna James Ahern, author of Gluten-Free GirlHungry Monkeyreads so well you won't be able to put it down.except when overcome by a need to rush to your kitchen and execute one or another of his winning recipes. -- Paula Wolfert, author of The Slow Mediterranean Kitchen\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmster-Burton cast some sort of enchantment over me as I read about his all-too-real-life culinary adventures with his daughter. The proof? 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