Transworld snaps up comedian Gamble's book about his 'life-long passion for food'

Transworld has snapped up a new book by award-winning comedian, "Off Menu" podcast host and "Great British Menu" judge Ed Gamble.

Editorial director Henry Vines acquired world rights in Glutton: The Multi-Course Life of A Very Greedy Boy from James Taylor at Avalon. The book will be published in hardback, e-book and audio in October 2023.

In Glutton, the comedian explores his "life-long passion for food". The synopsis said: "With his trademark humour, he shares the standout moments from a life often guided by his insatiable appetite. From the tyranny of ‘children’s food’ to his ‘fat teenage years’, to the trials of being a diabetic with a sweet tooth and his own mishaps in the kitchen, he delivers a hilarious and heart-warming memoir of a delightful obsession."

Vines said: "Glutton is a very personal celebration of the joy of food, from a potato smiley to a Michelin-starred tasting menu, delivered with lashings of humour. Anyone who has enjoyed Ed’s brilliant judging observations on the ’Great British Menu’ or wished they could get a table at ’Off Menu’s dream restaurant will devour this book. It will make you laugh, it might make you cry, and it will definitely make you very hungry."

Gamble added: "Somehow I have found time in between meals to write a book about food. Eating is my one true love (apologies, wife) and I’m very excited that I get to share that passion with you, the money-spending general public."