![]() ![]() Packaged with the book are slips of paper printed with Penn-and-Tellerisms like "The chef spit in your food" or "Your friend picked the three of clubs," ready to be tucked into Chinese fortune cookies. ![]() And we're not talking about pulling the tablecloth off the table without jostling the silverware. Those who are already familiar with the pair's deft on-stage antics will get their food-related mischiefs instantly. It's called "Penn and Teller's How to Play With Your Food" (Villard Books, $20) and is the sequel to their 1989 effort "Cruel Tricks for Dear Friends" (Villard, $20), which the publishers say has sold more than 150,000 copies. ![]() These days, Penn Jillette (he's the tall and loquacious one) and his partner, known only as Teller (he's short and remains silent on stage), are turning their attention to the matter of food, bringing to eating the same what-can-we-do-to-shock-or-disgust-you humor that they've become known for in performances across the country and on television.Īnd to prove it, they've written a tell-all book. Unless one likes being splattered with goop when they seem to stick forks in their eyes.Īnd although their piece de resistance, a gory special-effects trick called "Linguine a la Stigmata," doesn't make a mess, it can cause queasiness. ![]() THESE days, anyone who has lunch with Penn and Teller, the cheerfully uncivilized and deliberately offensive magic team, should wear foul-weather gear. ![]()
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