The book was not only published, but also presented by learners at the prestigious Cookbook Fair in Paris as one of the nominees of the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards.
There is also that nagging question of whether suburbanites with easy access to cars will really forego their local super market to shop their cheese gourmand and local baker online.
His chief criticism of Chicken McNuggets is that they are insufficiently delicious. (Has he tried them with the hot-mustard sauce?) He is both a gourmand and an idealist, which means that he tastes the entire food economy each time he has a meal.