This sounds like a fun book: "Sound Bites: Eating on Tour With Franz Ferdinand" http://www.laweekly.com/music/music/take-me-out-to-eat/15349/ (3 replies, last updated by SteveTimko January 9, 2007)

Depending on what demographic you fall into, you might like a new release called Sound Bites, a compilation of food essays written by the frontman of Franz Ferdinand, Alex Kapranos. It’s sort of a rock... (7 replies, last updated by Phaedrus January 20, 2007)

Do these guys have a website? I did a quick search and could only find reviews, every one of which mentioned that Franz Ferdinand had eaten there. (20 replies, last updated by sepandee May 22, 2009)

I was just at B&B and this wasn’t remotely my experience. I’d hardly say Jack Johnson and Franz Ferdinand are all that weird (nor were they played all that loud), I thought the waitstaff were a great combination of... (10 replies, last updated by Frodnesor December 27, 2007)

“Sound Bites” by Alex Kapranos. He fronts the new wave band Franz Ferdinand, and this book chronicles some of the food he’s eaten while traveling the world on tour. Certainly not as elegantly written as anything... (43 replies, last updated by GilloD August 31, 2007)

singer of Franz Ferdinand, and to the Sterns. I am thinking, holy cow, this is a pretty broad swath of people! The amazing part to me was how well she was able to paint a picture with her own words and the way she coaxes words... (31 replies, last updated by puppymomma November 30, 2008)

, the tables are practically piled on top of each other. It makes for a noisy, bustling feel to the place (much more so than the music, which I hardly found intrusive at all notwithstanding others' complaints – what’s... (14 replies, last updated by Frodnesor December 24, 2007)

Soul" with dinner prep. About six moths ago, I got into the habit of playing Franz Ferdinand while I cook. It is the best for doing prep. That, or K’naan (and I generally dislike rap). Perhaps because the first cut on... (103 replies, last updated by BaltoPhilFood October 13, 2008)

An apron, a wine thermometer, and some books: Heat (Bill Buford), Best Food Writing of 2006, Sound Bite: Eating on Tour with Franz Ferdinand, United States of Arugula, A Gentleman Entertains. (95 replies, last updated by QueenB January 12, 2007)

, but then developed added complexity due to the added ingredients (the caraway-flavored akvavit being especially notable). 2: FOIE GRAS | daikon, shiso, yuzu Max Ferdinand Richter Graacher Domprobst Riesling Spätlese, Mosel 1993... (19 replies, last updated by Miss Needle June 12, 2009)