SCHMATZ!LUNCHESATSTEIDL

Schmatzshm?ts1:smackingoneslipsinanticipationofgoodfood;2:eatingnoisily;3:bigsloppyairkissesAninnovativeartbookthatincludesrecipes,acookbookthatincludesart,Schmatz!speakstothecreativepracticesofpublishingandcookeryasexperiencedatSteidlville.RenownedartistsfromaroundtheworldtraveltolittleG?ttingen,Germanytocollaboratewithcelebratedpublisherandprinter,GerhardSteidl,creatingoutstandingbooksofexceptionalquality.Personallyinvolvedineverystageoftheirbookscreation,artistsmaketheroundsfromimageprocessing,colorproofing,todesign,paperchoice,andfinallytopress.Whilethereisagreatamountofsatisfactionintheprocess,itisrigorousandhighlydemanding.TheonehourwhenguestsareallowedtoslowdownislunchtimeatSteidlstable,enjoyingthesimpleyetspectacularlydelicious,lovinglypreparedandservedmealsbychefRüdigerSchellong.ThebookisanintroductiontotheexperienceofSteidlville:artistsreminiscences;snippetsofmealtimeconversations;menusandrecipesthatspeaknotonlytotheingredientsbutalsoevokeamoodcookingplansthatguidethereadertobecomingmoreintuitive,anartistinthekitchen.ImagesincludeartfrombookscreatedatSteidl,photosoftheguestsandRüdigerscuisine.