This humorous book features photographs of happy, sad, goofy, meshuggah faces made from the food on your plate--much of is classic Jewish food like bagels, lox hummus, and challah. Includes a short how-to in pictures that will encourage anyone to play with their food creatively.
Bill Wurtzel is an artist and jazz musician who began making food art to amuse his wife, Claire, when they were married and 1961. Today Bill and Claire conduct food workshops using his food art to make it fun for children to learn about nutrition.
CLaire Wurtzel is an educator. She was a professor at the Bank Street Colege of Education and is currently co-educational director of Hidden Sparks. B
"Meshuggah Food Faces is a sight to behold. This book is funny, witty, and charming, and the Yiddish is geshmak, which roughly translated means it's the icing on the cake." -- Aaron Lansky "Author of Outwitting History: The Amazing Adventures of a Man who Rescued a Million Yiddish Books"