Book description
Over 100,000 miles to cover, one man, one bike and one hungry stomach.
Having created his alter-ego, the Hungry Cyclist and with thousands of
pedal-powered miles before him, Tom Kevill-Davies pushed off from New
York City on one of the most ambitious gastronomic adventures ever undertaken.
A ballsy travel memoir The Hungry Cyclist follows Tom's adventure into
the hearts and minds of the people he meets. Revealing the diverse
cultures of the Americas, Tom's journey from over the Rockies to Baja
California, through Central America down all the way to Brazil via
Colombia, gives the real flavour of this truly extraordinary landmass.
This is a tale of death-battles with squadrons of mosquitoes,
malodorous public toilets, of galloping dysentery one day, to drowning
your sorrows with cowboys and dining with beauty queens the next. But
above all it is an ambitious story of getting to where you want to be -
even if you have to endure cactus-induced punctures, unforgiving desert
heat, uphill struggles through never-ending cocaine plantations, or
artfully dodge hungry bears, neurotic RV-driving Americans, angry rabid
dogs and run-ins with local law authorities in the process.
An amazing tale of what can happen when you get on your bike and go.
“An all-you-can-eat-ride-by buffet through lands the bike forgot.” Tim Moore
“I'm not sure whether I'm more impressed by Tom going solo, slow and
through some of the world's most notorious bandit country, or for
getting hungry enough to eat a guinea pig.” John McCarthy
"A glorious account of the madness that lies at the heart of long
distance cycling and an intriguing insight into the extra miles we, who
are obsessed with pedal power,will go to secure the meal of our
dreams." Jon Snow After studying product design at Central St
Martins College, Tom went on to work at Christie's, before becoming
Creative Designer at advertising agency, Panlogic.
The son of two dedicated foodies, and an enthusiastic cook himself, Tom
pursued his passion for gastronomy by regularly writing the food
editorial for The Season magazine.
Since embarking on his trip Tom has made regular appearances on BBC
Radio 4's Excess Baggage and LA-based KCRW's The Good Food Show, as well
as being a featured writer for Rough Guide. Tom currently lives in South
London with four bicycles.
