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Praise for Jeff Oliver’s Two-Plate Solution

“Fully human characters help make this hilarious send-up a standout.” – PUBLISHERS WEEKLY (Starred Review)

 “For those of you who like food and reality TV, this book will make your mouth water and smile simultaneously. Oliver has cooked up a fresh perspective on the possibility of a terrorist-turned-cheftestant, with a dash of humor and wit!”

—Andy Cohen, Host and Executive Producer of “Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen”

“I have read two books in the last decade. One was The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, and the other was The Two Plate Solution. I loved them both. Funny, compelling, and wholly unique, The Two Plate Solution by Jeff Oliver is something that can never be un-read."

—The Fat Jewish

“A molten broth of comic, nonstop action from page one . . . Underneath the chuckles and the hyperbole, this romp is a fable with some hopeful themes about the shared humanity of Jews and Arabs (and common love of hummus and halvah) and about cooking simply and with joy. The Two-Plate Solution ends up being a very satisfying book, wrapped up in a guilty pleasure.”

—Foreword Reviews  (featuring the best books of the top independent book publishers in America)

“There is no finer guide to terrorism, gastronomy, and reality TV than Jeff Oliver’s hysterical The Two-Plate Solution. This madcap satire will you have you laughing—and cringing—about the current state of food and entertainment.”

—Josh Friedland, winner of the James Beard Award for Humor, author of Eatymology: The Dictionary of Modern Gastronomy, and satirist and creator of the Twitter character Ruth Bourdain

“...[A] veritable stew of sex and drugs and heavy arms. Oliver’s production experience... gives him authoritative insight into this topsy-turvy sphere.”

—Booklist

“The Two Plate Solution is an outrageous (and somehow eerily accurate) romp through the inner workings of reality TV, set against the most unlikely possible backdrop. It's deliciously absurd, definitely unorthodox, and undeniably hilarious! I devoured every word.”

—Gail Simmons, Food Expert, TV Host, and Author of Bringing It Home

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