The Food of Love: A Novel
by Anthony Capella
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Author: Anthony CapellaEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2005-06-28
ISBN: 0452286557
Number of pages: 320
Publisher: Plume
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Book Review: A Scrumptious Romp
Summary: 4 Stars
This is a fabulous novel.
It's about two young Italians who fall in love with the same American student in Rome. The American's a fox, knows it, and would normally be unattainable, but for the fact that she's a fool for good food. So her handsome but shallow Italian admirer convinces his best friend, a shy and slightly morose chef, to dazzle the woman with some exquisite cooking, for which the callow one takes credit.
This the shy chef does, with remarkable results, since he also falls in love with the American woman (gazing from afar), and his suddenly-inspired cooking evokes the full range of emotions that she awakens in his heart.
This segment also includes some wonderful discussions of classic Roman cuisine.
So...that's the set-up, and the rest of the book does not disappoint.
Unfortunately the book starts slowly, with some awkward writing. But if you hang in through the first twenty pages the writing suddenly turns crisp, the pace quickens, the plot takes some delightful and unanticipated turns; and you find yourself at a banquet, savoring a remarkable meal that's about the awakening and refinement of the only appetite that matters.
It's tragic that a book this good is already out of print.
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