


His writing is genuinely brilliant and genuinely genuine his approach is refreshing, with lively and original material. Audant, CHOICE Magazine Parasecoli is a scholar with a heart. Marion Nestle, New York University Parasecoli's analysis takes on vampires, aliens, body builders and booty, rap lyrics, and culinary tourism in a whirlwind ride that is deeply engaging, genuinely impassioned, and refreshingly saucy. Parasecoli takes a fresh and wonderfully analytical look at the deeper societal meanings of such matters as vampires, South Park, and the Atkins diet - subjects not often perceived as grist for scholarly mills.

In Bite Me, Fabio Parasecoli gives us a riveting tour of the role of food in popular culture.
