Sculptor and conceptual artist John LaFalce and Drew Luan Matott set out to create an edition of altered books that were battered and deep fried, providing a commentary on America’s obsession with an unhealthy lifestyle, unstable foreign policy and blatant disregard for intellectualism. The deep fried books range in topic from American foreign policy, American dietary recommendations and science encyclopedia.

As part of the Manifest Street Festival on May 11, 2007, John and Drew fried 100 books with the public. After frying, the books were vacuum-sealed using a food wrapping processor, signed and given to the participants.