Tom Sito (the legendary animator behind Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Beauty and the Beast, and other classic works) brings together the perfect fusion of culinary skill and animation in his cookbook, Eat, Drink, Animate: An Animator's Cookbook. Sito's book is a celebration of the works from legendary animation artists from around the world. Twelve Academy Award winners, five Emmy Award winners. From legendary animators from Hollywood's Golden Age, to modern masters. Not only does he demonstrate examples of their works, but he also includes their favorite personal recipe, and an anecdote from their professional lives that relates to food.
Key Features:
A rare look behind the scenes of some of animation's most memorable films.Usable recipes you canmake yourself, tested and adapted by Rebecca Bricetti, former editor for Stewart, Tabori, & Chang (Glorious Food ) and Robert Lence animator and gourmet (Toy Story, Shrek).Never before seen photos and illustrations.Anecdotes from behind-the-scenes of some of your favourite animated classics.
About the Author: Tom Sito is a veteran animator and animation historian who has worked in Hollywood for
over 40 years. His screen credits include Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), The Little Mermaid
(1989), Beauty and the Beast (1991), Aladdin (1992), The Lion King (1993), Pocahontas (1995),
The Prince of Egypt (1998), Shrek (2001), and Osmosis Jones (2001). His television work includes
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, She Ra Princess of Power, and The Superfriends. He is
President Emeritus of the Animation Guild Local 839 (Hollywood), was awarded the June
Foray Award by ASIFA Hollywood, and sits on the Board of Governors for the Motion Picture
Academy of Arts & Sciences. He is a member of the Hyperion Historical Alliance and The
National Cartoonists Society. He currently teaches animation at the University of Southern
California.
His books include Drawing the Line: The Untold Story of the Animation Unions from Bosco to
Bart Simpson (University Press of Kentucky, 2006), Moving Innovation: A History of Computer
Animation (MIT Press, 2013), and Timing for Animation, Second Edition (Focal Press, 2009).
