Get The Dirt(Candy) On Comics And Cuisine

Today may be the day before school starts for most of us (thank God!), but in the rarified echelons of toothy literature and delicious comic books, today is monumental for another reason. August 21st is the grand debut for the world’s first comic book cookbook, thanks to the unhinged antics of the multi-talented Charleston native Grady Hendrix and his wife, the heralded chef and vegetable whisperer Amanda Cohen.

In the food-centric Big Apple, Amanda’s restaurant, Dirt Candy, is to vegetables what the Museum of Modern Art is to Andy Warhol. And now, thanks to the deranged genius of her husband, Amanda's much awaited cookbook is breaking new artistic ground, as well. If you don’t believe me, just watch this:

Order your copy today, and stay tuned to Word on the Street for local book signing info. I’ll be sure to warn you before Grady and Amanda head South.