Evolution of a Nonagenarian Culinarian is a fascinating panoramic memoir of Thomas Mario, an American born chef who changed the course of culinary history. In a career that spanned over 70 years, Thomas Mario worked as a chef at noted men's clubs, a life long educator, best selling novelist, syndicated food columnist, food scientist, food and drink editor of Playboy magazine, and a global food consultant. Within a short period of his young chef's life, he went from feeding the wealthiest men in the world, Roast Pheasant in Plumage on rich silver platters, to feeding coarse black bread, thin noodle soup, and horsemeat, to masses of starving people, the war refugees in Central Europe at the end of World War II. In 1944 his book of culinary memoirs was the first to give readers insight into the life of an American born chef working in a commercial kitchen. During the 1950's, a time when cooking at home was primarily a feminine activity, he became the food and drink editor of Playboy magazine. For over 20 years his widely read articles and cookbooks convinced countless men to cook imaginatively out of their own home kitchens, and entertain with fine food and drink. Used Book in Good Condition