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We Want Plates Hardcover – Illustrated, 6 Nov. 2017

by Ross McGinnes (Author), Marina O'Loughlin (Foreword)
4.4 out of 5 stars (25)
Remember when restaurants used to use plates? We Want Plates is the global crusade against serving food on bits of wood and roof slates, chips in mugs and drinks in jam jars. A social media phenomenon, the online movement has gathered thousands of pictures of absurd, unexpected and downright stomach-churning occasions when restaurants have shunned the ordinary plate. This book is a hilarious collection of the best pictures from We Want Plates, plus previously unpublished material, including: Soup in a stiletto, bread in a flat cap, beef Wellington on barbed wire, prawns in an iron and a phone box sandwich. The book contains an introduction by Ross McGinnes, the man behind the crusade, and a foreword by renowned restaurant critic Marina O’Loughlin.
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  1. Print length
    112 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Prestel
  4. Publication date
    6 Nov. 2017
  5. Dimensions
    12.85 x 1.83 x 17.78 cm
  6. ISBN-10
    3791384287
  7. ISBN-13
    978-3791384283
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Remember when restaurants used to use plates? We Want Plates is the global crusade against serving food on bits of wood and roof slates, chips in mugs and drinks in jam jars. A social media phenomenon, the online movement has gathered thousands of pictures of absurd, unexpected and downright stomach-churning occasions when restaurants have shunned the ordinary plate. This book is a hilarious collection of the best pictures from We Want Plates, plus previously unpublished material, including: Soup in a stiletto, bread in a flat cap, beef Wellington on barbed wire, prawns in an iron and a phone box sandwich. The book contains an introduction by Ross McGinnes, the man behind the crusade, and a foreword by renowned restaurant critic Marina O'Loughlin.

About the Author

ROSS MCGINNES is creator of the twitter page We Want Plates MARINA O`LOUGHLIN is a journalist, writer and restaurant critic at The Guardian.

Product details

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Prestel
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ 6 Nov. 2017
  • Edition ‏ : ‎ 1st
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 112 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 3791384287
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-3791384283
  • Item weight ‏ : ‎ 295 g
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 12.85 x 1.83 x 17.78 cm
  • Best Sellers Rank: 1,202,026 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • Customer reviews:
    4.4 out of 5 stars (25)

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  • Farai G.
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for the coffee table
    Reviewed in the United States on 12 April 2018
    Format: HardcoverVerified Purchase
    Initially published in the UK, it just got released in the US in April 2018. I initially encountered this phenomenon of try hard good presentationon the subreddit WeWantPlates which is based on this book.

    The book, while small, is high quality and although the images were taken on smartphones, they come out nicely on the page. I even found myself trying to pinch and zoom some of the pictures!

    Don't get this book expecting a novel. There's a good foreword and a really funny intro but other than that, it's pictures of plates with commentary. This book is great for coffee tables, waiting rooms and entertainment while you're sitting on the toilet.
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