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Article: The Life and Cuisine of Elvis Presley
- Article from:
- Journal of American Culture
- Article date:
- July 1, 1996
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The Life and Cuisine of Elvis Presley. David Adler. New York: Crown, 1993. Illustrated, 160 pp. $15.00 paperback.
Mr. Adler, in this humorous yet ultimately tragic tale, contends that Elvis Presley's death was due in large measure to overeating. While drugs undoubtedly crippled the King, the author asserts, it was an overabundance of food that "destroyed" Presley (8). Adler depicts Elvis as a ravenous glutton who stuffed himself with heaping helpings of chicken fried steak, crowder peas, mashed potatoes, greasy cheeseburgers, burned bacon, buttered biscuits, salty omelets, fried peanut butter and banana sandwiches, barbecue pizza, and rich banana pudding. Moreover, Adler maintains, Presley ...