Manifold Destiny (cookbook)

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Manifold Destiny is a 1989 cookbook ( ISBN   0679723374), its updated 1998 edition ( ISBN   0375751408) and a 2008 update ( ISBN   1416596232) on the subject of cooking on the surface of a car engine. It was written by Chris Maynard and Bill Scheller, a photographer and a travel writer who were also rally drivers. [1] [2] [3]

The authors claimed inspiration from a trip from Montreal to Boston, where the authors were inspired to keep a package of smoked meat from Schwartz's in Montreal hot by placing it in a secure spot on the car's engine block, having heard that it was said to be common for truckers to keep cans of soup hot by doing the same thing. [3]

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References

  1. Schuon, Marshall (24 September 1989). "About Cars: Slow Down, Roast's Ready". New York Times . Archived from the original on 30 January 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2007.
  2. Stock, Jon (21 December 2002). "Meals on wheels". The Daily Telegraph . Archived from the original on 11 November 2018. Retrieved 10 November 2007.
  3. 1 2 Levitt, Aimee (27 June 2023). "'Manifold Destiny' Is the Apotheosis of Dude Cooking". Eater. Retrieved 31 July 2023.