Delicious Dating: What a Man's Dining Style Reveals About His Approach to Love

In my new book, "Delicious Dating," I show women how to decode men by their culinary styles. Inspired by a history of relationships as disastrous as they were dyspeptic, I dined with more than 100 men and interviewed more than 200 men and women about the corollaries between a man's dining style and his mating style. In the course of surmounting Man Everest, I solved the riddle of the male species via their stomachs.

In the course of my research, I discovered that there are 10 male dining types, a discovery that I believe is more revolutionary than Jung's and of more help to love-hungry, single females. These dining types give women insight into what men will serve up not only at the dinner table but as a boyfriend and in bed:

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This guy has the culinary and romantic skills of Homer Simpson. He believes in only four food groups: fast, frozen, fried and salty snacks. If you had to sum up his culinary philosophy, it's food that goes well with football. The Transfat's idea of romantic togetherness is sharing a supersized pizza in front of the television while the little woman fetches his beers. If you can coax him off the couch, he will take you somewhere he can devour fried food and action replays.

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This guy has the culinary and romantic skills of Homer Simpson. He believes in only four food groups: fast, frozen, fried and salty snacks. If you had to sum up his culinary philosophy, it's food that goes well with football. The Transfat's idea of romantic togetherness is sharing a supersized pizza in front of the television while the little woman fetches his beers. If you can coax him off the couch, he will take you somewhere he can devour fried food and action replays.

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[Flavia von Vogrig]

03:09 AM on 02/20/2011

Hey it''s all in good fun-think of Babe as being in CHARACTER as she writes, and as you read- sort of like a glamorous Aussie-accented female Ali G character or a gorgeous femme fatale Norman Gunston version or any clever teller of tales. 'Dressed to the nines' even for radio interviews- Babe is having a bit of a spoof with the *types" she stereotypes. It all in good fun and yes intentionally cosmo-like I'm sure. hope this helps! cheers

[rajive]

03:57 PM on 02/16/2011

I feel genuinely sorry for any woman who purchases Babe's book in the hope of actually learning something about men. Not only does this article stuff men into unfounded pigeonholes, it undermines the intelligence of women everywhere.

[NoSillyName]

10:31 PM on 02/20/2011

It is in fun... I think.

[Blues02]

07:47 PM on 02/15/2011

Someone's been reading too much Cosmo.

[KarlaElisa]

04:38 PM on 02/15/2011

OMG. This explains so much. Thanks for some seriously depressing insight into my husband.

[HerrMonk]

01:01 PM on 02/15/2011

Everyone loves the fantasy guy who eats chocolate cake and pasta all day and still looks like a Calvin Klein model: shocking!

[shuffleoff]

10:39 AM on 02/15/2011

Hilarious and through the years, I've dated all of them!!!

[Three-Cookies]

04:13 AM on 02/15/2011

The article does not mention man moving from one category to another.

Can woman be categorised as well?

[Adam616]

12:36 AM on 02/15/2011

This article was doomed from the start, lacking ANY credibility, as it was written by a woman who actually calls herself "Babe."

[rjaxone]

11:12 PM on 02/14/2011

Shouldn't the picture at the top of this story be the other way around...

[PresidentRobertBooth]

09:59 PM on 02/14/2011

Apparently there are only 11 types of men.

[brooklyncitizen]

10:27 PM on 02/14/2011

that's about 8 more than expected

[KarlaElisa]

04:39 PM on 02/15/2011

9 more than when I counted but hey...

[Connor Alexander]

07:31 PM on 02/14/2011

This article is wretched. I really thought we were getting past gender stereotyping. I've been everyone of these 'types' in the last month. I feel like I was transported back to 1987 all of a sudden.

[rcthomp]

12:16 PM on 02/18/2011

Its ok lol funny when its about guyz who only like beer and/or sports.

[GraceNotes]

05:08 PM on 02/14/2011

Love the photo of the guy "oohing and aahing" over the chocolate dessert. I bet you had to hunt for that one!

[palantiri]

03:41 PM on 02/14/2011

I'm ready for a romantic evening.. I'm fixing salmon patties and fried potatoes, asparagus and home made chai, sour creme cake -shaped like a heart- with red plum sauce.

And I washed the sleeping bag in case I get lucky.

[KarlaElisa]

04:40 PM on 02/15/2011

I was all set to feel bad I didn't meet you before I got married and then I read that last sentence, lol.

[madsm]

03:05 PM on 02/14/2011

This is great and such a fun concept - especially for V-Day. Can't wait to find out what my boyfriend dishes up tonight!

[rcthomp]

12:17 PM on 02/18/2011

SO YOU CAN JUDGE HIM- isn't love grand

[PrometheanSalvation]

01:17 PM on 02/14/2011

I'm the: why go out, when food at home is better type. Before anyone cries cheap my wife and I had our Valentine's dinner last night, it consisted of; white pepper corn crusted fillet mignon (seared) with a chocolate rosemary port sauce, asparagus in hollandaise, and smashed then baked potatoes. We had a nice (not pricey) California red with dinner. We then had espresso and after home made chocolate truffles with a sparkling pink Alsace. Anybody who needs help with their recipes tonight, I'd be happy to assist via HP.

[BklynDame]

05:34 PM on 02/14/2011

Yum! Your wife sounds like one lucky dame!

[CoastOfMaine]

10:16 PM on 02/14/2011

Wow! :-) the chocolate rosemary port sauce sounds fascinating and I'd love to know how to make it. Thanks.

[PrometheanSalvation]

11:04 PM on 02/14/2011

Saute shallots in the same pan as the fillets,add 1/4 cup of ruby port, 1/4 cup of balsamic. Reduce till it thickens. Slowly whisk in 2/3 cup of bittersweet chocolate chips. Add three healthy sprigs of rosemary, destemmed and minced. Keep at a simmer for another 5-10 min. Serve.

[PrometheanSalvation]

08:50 AM on 02/15/2011

Correction: 1 ounce (square) of bittersweet chocolate, not 2/3 cup. I was thinking about the truffles I made and switched the amounts when I was typing.